Past Perfect Continuous

Question 1

Use - Past Perfect Continuous

Answer 1

• emphasis on the duration of an action which started and finished in the past before another past action or a stated time in the past.
• past action of certain duration which had visible results in the past
• the Past Perfect is the past equivalent of the Present Perfect Continuous

Question 2

Form - Past Perfect Continuous

Answer 2

had + been + infinitive + ing

Question 3

Example - Past Perfect Continuous

Answer 3

She had been working as a clerk for 10 years before she resigned

They were wet because they had been walking in the rain

She went to the doctor. Her leg had been aching for two days.