The Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to express something that started in the past and continued until another time in the past.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS:
SUBJECT - HAD BEEN - VERB+ing - REST OF THE SENTENCE
I - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
You - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
He - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
Mohan - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
The boy - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
She - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
Pooja - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
The girl - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
We - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
You - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
They - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
The children - had been - standing - at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
Notice that we use ‘had been’ and the verb + ing the same for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS:
SUBJECT - HAD NOT BEEN - VERB+ing - REST OF THE SENTENCE
I - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
You - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
He - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
Mohan - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
The boy - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
She - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
Pooja - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
The girl - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
We - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
You - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
They - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
The children - had not been - exercising - at the gymnasium.
Notice that we use ‘had not been’ and the verb + ing form for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS:
HAD - SUBJECT - BEEN - VERB+ing - REST OF THE SENTENCE
Had - I - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - you - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - he - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - Mohan - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - the boy - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - she - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - Pooja - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - the girl - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - we - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - you - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - they - been - waiting - for a long time?
Had - the men - been - waiting - for a long time?
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