summary - PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Question 1

FORM

Answer 1

had been + [ing-form]

Question 2

SIGNAL WORD

Answer 2

already, just, never, for, since, how long, before, until

Question 3

GENERAL USE

Answer 3

Past perfect continuous tense indicates how long (duration) an action had been happening before something else happened.

Question 4

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS sentence examples

Answer 4

I had been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived.

She had been painting for a while when she started classes.

I had been doing my homework for half an hour when he called.