Question

everybody garthered at the main gate how to write this sentence in past perfect continues tense​

Answer 1

Answer:

Everybody had been gathering at the main gate.

Explanation:

the sentence is is past perfect perfect continuous tense.Hope you find this useful☺

Answer 2

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Given sentence:-

• Everybody garthered at the main gate
• Everybody had been garthering at the main gate

Different forms of Verbs in the Past Perfect Continuous Tense

• This Tense is formed with had been and the -ing form of the Verb:

In Affirmative (Positive) sentences, we use the following patter:

• had been * -ing form of the Verb

1. I had been playing.
2. We had been playing.
3. You had been playing.
4. You had been playing.
5. He She/it had been playing.
6. They had been playing.

In Negative Sentences, not is inserted after the first part of the Verb.

1. I had not been playing.
2. You had not been playing.
3. They had not been playing.

In Interrogative Sentences, the first part of the Verb is put before the Subject:

1. Had / been playing?
2. Had you been playing?
3. Had they been playing?

Where to Use Past Perfect Continuous Tense

This Tense is used to express an action which began before a definite moment in the past, had continued up to that moment and was still in progress at that moment or had very recently finished.

For example:-

• When I reached there at 2 p.m., he had been waiting for me since 1.30 p.m.
• It was now ten and he was tired because he had been working for four hours.