Biography in past perfect progressive definition

The reference is about the Past Perfect Continuous Tense. It covers how to use this tense, adverbs of time, and includes a helpful tense chart. You will learn how to construct sentences using the past perfect continuous tense.

This guide includes important rules to ensure your grammar is correct.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense talks about an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past.

Positive Sentence:

S + had + been + V-ing (present participle) +…

Example:

They had been playing tennis.

Negative Sentence:

S + had not/ hadn’t + been +V-ing (present participle) +…

Example:

They hadn’t been playing tennis.

Question Form:

Had + S + been + V-ing (present participle)?

Example:

Had they been playing tennis?

How to Use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense?

Learn how and when to use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Past Perfect Progressive) in English with helpful grammar