The Past Perfect Continuous: Duration before the Past
The Past Perfect Continuous emphasizes the duration of an action that happened before another past action.
Formation
Subject + had been + verb-ing: “I had been studying for two hours when she arrived.”
Usage
- Duration before something in the past.
- Cause of a past result: “He was tired because he had been working all day.”
Exercises
Complete: (1) They ___ (travel) for hours when they reached the hotel. (2) She ___ (wait) for 30 minutes when the bus came.
Internal Links
See Past Perfect Continuous and Future Perfect.
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