Question

Change the following sentences into past perfect continuous tense
1. the company / not file / it's tax returns / regularly.​

Answer 1

The company had not been filing it's tax returns regularly.

Explanation:

• In the English language, a past perfect continuous tense describes an event which tool place in a distant past and continues to take place in the near past.

• In the past perfect continuous tense, the past form of has i.e had is used+ been + ing is added to the verb.

• In the above statement, file is the verb. Hence, it was changed into the continuous form by added ing.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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• the company / not file / it's tax returns / regularly

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THE COMPANY HAD NOT BEEN FILING IT'S TAX RETURNS REGULARLY

Past Perfect Continuous Tense - Rules & examples

Subject + Had + been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + For/Since + Time + Remaining + (.)

In Past Perfect Continuous Tense, helping verb 'Had Been' is used and 'Ing' is added with first form of Verb.

For time 'Since or For' is used.