Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Rules, Formula, Examples) PDF

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Past Perfect Continuous Tense with Rules, Formula & Examples (Download PDF) – Past Perfect Continuous tense shows the continuation for a time in the past tense. Time is given in the sentence. It’s just now. To understand this, we have given all types of examples like affirmative, WH questions, negative, and interrogative sentences with rules and examples, so that all students can easily understand them. How to make sentences for Past Perfect Continuous tense, what its rules, and examples, and how to use them while making the sentence, so let’s start.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense with Rules, Formula & Examples

First of all, we understand the basic rules and formulas.

Formula –

Affirmative – Sub + had + been + Verb(+ing) + Obj.
Negative – Sub + had not + been + Verb(+ing) + Obj.
Interrogative – Had + Sub + been + Verb(+ing) + Obj.
WH Questions – WH + Had + Sub + been + Verb(+ing) + Obj.

Point to be remembered:-

Since is used before the point of time. Like (since Monday, since 1980, since March, , since 5 o’clock, since morning/evening/ afternoon/midnight/childhood, etc).
For is used before the period of time. Like (for 5 years, for 2 days, for 5 minutes, for 3 weeks, for a long time, for many days, etc).

1. Affirmative Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Read the rules carefully given below:

In Past Perfect Continuous Tense, we are told that the action had been going on for a certain period in the past time.
As a verb had been + 1^st form + ing is used with subjects of any person and number.

The formula for Affirmative sentences.

Sub + had + been + Verb (+ing) + Obj.

We had given below 15 examples of Affirmative sentences for Past Perfect Continuous Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

She had been reading for two hours.
He had been writing a letter for an hour.
We had been walking for two hours.
I had been working for two hours.
I had been waiting for you for two hours.
We had been living here for three years.
It had been drizzling since last Sunday.
She had been crying since morning.
I had been feeling giddy since morning.
The washerman had been ironing the clothes since 4 o’clock.
You had been putting me off for a month.
The clouds had been thundering since this evening.
The tap had been running for two hours.
We had had reading in this school for many years.
He had been walking since morning.

2. Negative Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Read the rules carefully given below:

In the Past Perfect Continuous tense (negative sentences), not is put between had been. like (had not been).

The formula for Negative sentences.

Sub + had not + been + Verb (+ing) + Obj.

We had given below 15 examples of negative sentences for Past Perfect Continuous Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

She had not been reading for two hours.
He had not been writing a letter for an hour.
We had not been walking for two hours.
I had not been working for two hours.
I had not been waiting for you for two hours.
We had not been living here for three years.
It had not been drizzling since last Sunday.
She had not been crying since morning.
I had not been feeling giddy since morning.
The washerman had not been ironing the clothes since 4 o’clock.
You had not been putting me off for a month.
The clouds had not been thundering since this evening.
The tap had not been running for two hours.
We had not been reading in this school for many years.
He had not been walking since morning.

3. Past Perfect Continuous Tense Interrogative Sentences – Interro Negative Sentences

Read the rules carefully given below:

In Past Perfect Continuous tense/interrogative sentences. The helping verb had is placed before the subject, and after the subject’s 1st form of the main verb + ing is used, and a question mark (?) is put at the end of the sentence.
In Interro-negative sentences – first comes had and then the subject, after it not been, and then the 1st form of the main verb + ing.

The formula for interrogative sentences.

Had + Sub + been + Verb (+ing) + Obj.

We had given below 15 examples of interrogative sentences for Past Perfect Continuous Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

Had she been reading for two hours?
Had he been writing a letter for an hour?
Had we been walking for two hours?
Had I been working for two hours?
Had I not been waiting for you for two hours?
Had we been living here for three years?
Had it been drizzling since last Sunday?
Had she been crying since morning?
Had I been feeling giddy since morning?
Had the washer man been ironing the clothes since 4 o’clock?
Had you not been putting me off for a month?
Had the clouds been thundering since this evening?
Had the tap not been running for two hours?
Had we been reading in this school for many years?
Had he not been walking since morning?

4. WH-Questions in Past Perfect Continuous Tense

WH – There are sentences whose answer requires more information. WH – are related, who, when, why, where, how many, how, how much.
To form a WH-question, start with the WH-word, and then add had then Subject followed by the base form of the verb, and only then add the rest of the sentence.

The formula for WH-Questions.

WH + had + Sub + been + Verb (+ing) + Obj.

We had given below 5 examples of WH-Questions sentences for Past Perfect Continuous Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

1. When had you been going there since Monday?

2. Why had Ram been always playing for two hours?

3. How much had you been spending since childhood?

4. How had you been doing that last evening?

5. Why had I been doing this since morning?

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All these Past Perfect Continuous Tenses will help you to understand how to make sentences and when and where to use these kinds of tenses.

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