Forms of Past Perfect Progressive
Affirmative
Subject + had + been + ing verb
Example: I had been eating.
Negative
Subject + had + not + been + ing verb
Example: She had not been reading.
Question
Had + subject + been + ing verb
Example: Had they been dating for a long time?
Uses of Past Perfect Progressive
1. Use the past perfect progressive tense to describe an action that happened in the past and continued up until another time in the past. They had been talking for over two hours before Larry had arrived. I had been taking a shower before Kimberly called.
2. Use the past perfect progressive tense to show cause and effect. Samantha was sad because she had been arguing with her boyfriend. David gained weight because he had been overeating.
Past Perfect Progressive Conversation Questions
1. What had you been doing before you clocked in to work yesterday?
2. Where had you been learning English before you used Cambly?
3. How long had you been hearing about Cambly before you decided to try the app?
4. How many hours had you been working yesterday before you got hungry?
5. After university or high school, how much time had you been living in your parent's home before you decided to move out?
6. Who had you been talking to before you called on Cambly, today?
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