- Rules – Perfect continues tense tell about the time, for the definite (particular point of time) time “since” is used.
- For indefinite time “ for” is used.
- In affirmative sentence Subject + had been + first form of verb + ing.
Affirmative Sentence
- I had been working for hours.
- She has been working since 4’o clock.
- I had been living in Delhi since 1979.
Negative sentences
Rules –Subject+ Had + not + been
Rules –Subject+ Had + not + been
- I had not been working for four hours.
- She had not been since 4’o clock.
- I had not been living in Delhi since 1979.
Interrogative Sentences – Affirmative
- Rules – “Had” will come at the starting of the sentences,
- interrogative adverb will come before “had”
- Had he been working for four hours?
- Had she been working since 4’o clock?
- Had I been living in Delhi since 1979?
Interrogative sentence – negative
Rules – “not” before “been”
Rules – “not” before “been”
- Had I not been working for four hours?
- Had she not been working since 4’o clock?
- Had I not been living in Delhi since 1979?
Example
- He had been living in deli for last 10 years.
- She had been reading since 4’ o clock in the night?
- Workers had been working hard for eight hours.
- He had been suffering form fever for a week.
- Kid had been crying for milk for 2 hours.
- Your friends had not been helping you for long time.
- Had you been waiting for him since morning?
- Had your team been playing for last two days?
- Had you been waiting for him since morning?
- Had dogs not been barking since morning?
- Had she not been taking this examination since 1985?
- Where had they been living for last five years?
- Why had you not been going to school for last five days?
- Why had you not been working hard since July?
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