10 Examples of Past Perfect Continuous Tense in English
Past Perfect Continuous Tense indicates a past action which started in the past and continued to happen after another action and time in the past. Namely, Past Perfect Continuous Tense tell us “how long the action had continued”. ” the duration of the action” is emphasized more in this tense.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
| I had been starting | I had not been starting | Had I been starting |
| You had been starting | You had not been starting | Had you been starting |
| He had been starting | He had not been starting | Had she been starting |
| She had been starting | She had not been starting | Had he been starting |
| It had been starting | It had not been starting | Had it been starting |
| We had been starting | We had not been starting | Had we been starting |
| You had been starting | You had not been starting | Had you been starting |
| They had been starting | They had not been starting | Had they been starting |
10 Examples of Past Perfect Continuous Tense in English
1.Sophia had been studying at the University of California when she got high grades.
2.Ryan had been working out at the gym every day before he had surgery because of his health problems.
3.Emma and Matthew had been looking for a country to live after their wedding when they were married.
4.Had he been cooking any meal when she came to my home?
5.Had she been working all day?
6.I had not been playing computer game before they came to house.
7.They cried sadly when they left the town. Because they had been living there since their childhood.
8.Had you drinking anything before you left?
9.Mary had been trying her new dresses when her husband came.
10.They had been trying to open the door for five minutes when Arya found her key.
