Question

past perfect continuous tense example

positive
negative
intrrogetive​

Answer 1

The Structure/Formula for Positive Sentences in Past Perfect Continuous form is –

(Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main Verb + Object + Time Reference)

(Subject + had been + Present Participle + Object + Time Reference

*He had been sleeping since yesterday evening.

*She had been in the kitchen for two hours.

Negative Sentences in Past Perfect Continuous Form:

*He had not been calling you for five months.

*She had not been working here since December’16

Interrogative Sentences

The Structure/Formula for Interrogative Sentences in Past Perfect Continuous form is-

(Had + Subject + been + Main verb + Object + Time Reference)

(Had + Subject + been + Present Participle + Object + Time Reference)

*Had he been calling you for five months?

*Had she been working here since December’16?