Past Perfect Continuous Tense | How to Learn with Formulas Examples

STEP – I

Past =passed

Perfect =complete

Continuous = any action in process/happening recently

Tense =  verb/time

Past Perfect Continuous Tense = any action completed in continuous manner

Past Perfect Continuous Tense: How to Learn with Formulas Examples

STEP – II

The sentences of Perfect Continuous Tense are of two types. We will discuss one by one.

Recognition of Past Perfect Tense in English(Formula):

S+had+been+(1V+ing)+ O.

They had been doing duty.

Examples:

had been =use for any subject(s)

S	had	been	1V-ing	O
Ahmad	had	been	do-ing	job.

Ahmad had been doing the job.

S	had	been	1V-ing	O
We	had	been	play-ing	cricket.

We had been playing cricket.

S	had	been	1V-ing	O
You	had	been	teach-ing	in a college.

You had been teaching in a college.

STEP – IV

  Negative Sentence of Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

To make a sentence negative, place “ not” right after had. Let us formulate it.

S+had+not+been+1V-ing+O

S	had	not	been	1V-ing	O
We	had	not	been	go-ing	school.

We had not been going to school.

S	had	not	been	1V-ing	O
We	had	not	been	do-ing	homework.

We had not been doing homework.

S	had	not	been	1V-ing	O
میں	تھا	نہیں		رہا جاتا	سیر
I	had	not	been	go-ing	walk.

I had not been going for a walk.

STEP – V

Interrogative Sentence of Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

To make a sentence interrogative, place “had” right before the subject or at the start of the sentence. Let us formulate it.

Had+ S +been +1V-ing  + O + ?

Had	S	been	1V-ing	O?
Had	Ahmad	been	do-ing	teaching job?

Had Ahmad been doing a teaching job?

Had	S	been	1V-ing	O?
Had	you	been	cook-ing	food?

Had you been cooking food?

Had	S	been	1V-ing	O?
Had	she	been	wash-ing	clothes?

Had she been washing clothes?

STEP – VI

Interro-Negative Sentence of Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

To make a sentence interro-negative, add “had“ right before the subject of a negative sentence and put the sign of interrogation at the end. Let us formulate it.

Had	S	not	been	1V-ing	O?
Had	she	not	been	go-ing	school?

Had she not been going to school?

Had	S	not	been	1V-ing	O?
Had	she	not	been	cook-ing	food?

Had he not been cooking food?

Had	S	not	been	1V-ing	O?
Had	you	not	been	do-ing	hard work?

Had you not been doing hard work?

Recognition in English:

S

had

been

1V-ing

O

since/for

time

For Example:

For=how long

For Example:

For,

Two years,

One month,

Half an hour

Use since for the followings:

Morning,

Last Summer,

Night,

June,

S	had	been	1V-ing	O	since/for	time
He	had	been	reading	a book	since	morning.

He had been reading a book since morning.

S	had	been	1V-ing	O	since/for	time
We	had	been	doing	business	for	a year.

We had been doing business for a year.

Negative Sentence of Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

To make a sentence negative, place “ not” right after had. Let us formulate it.

S+had+been+not+4V+O+since/for+…..

S	had	not	been	1V-ing	O	for	time
We	had	not	been	play-ing	cricket	for	four years.

We had not been playing cricket for four years.

S	had	not	been	1V-ing	O	for	time
میں	تھا	نہیں		رہا-لگا	گپ شپ	سے	ایک گھنٹے
I	had	not	been	gossip-ing		for	an hour.

I had not been gossiping for an hour.

“Gossip” represents both verb and object.

S	had	not	been	1V-ing	O	for	time
Sajid	had	not	been	go-ing	school	since	wedn-esday

Sajid had not been going to school since Wednesday.

Interrogative Sentence of Past Perfect Tense:

To make a sentence interrogative, place “had” right before the subject or at the start of the sentence. Let us formulate it.

Had+S+been+4V+O+since/for+…… ?

Had	S	been	1V-ing	O	since/for	time?
Had	he	been	reading	a book	since	morning?

Had he been reading a book since morning?

کیا ہم ایک سال سے کام کررہے تھے؟

Had	S	been	1Ving	O	since/for	time?
تھے -کیا	ہم		رہے-کر	کام	سے	ایک سال
Had	we	been	do-ing	work	for	one year?

Had we been doing work for one year?

Had	S	been	1Ving	O	since/for	time?
Had	Ali	been	do-ing	a job	for	two years?

Had Ali been doing a job for two years?

Interro-Negative Sentence of Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

To make a sentence interro-negative, add “had” right before the subject of a negative sentence and put sign of interrogation at the end. Let us formulate it.

S+had+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time(Simple)

S+had+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time (Negative)

S+had+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time (Interro-negative)

Had	S	not	been	1V-ing	O	since/for	time?
Had	Sajid	not		go-ing	school	since	Wednesday?

Had Sajid not been going to school since Wednesday?

Had	S	not	been	1V-ing	O	since/for	time?
Had	we	not		do-ing	hard work	since	morning?

Had we not been doing hard work since morning?     

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