Biography in past perfect continuous

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense (also known as the Past Perfect Progressive Tense) refers to actions or situations that started in the past and continued for a period before another action or point in the past.

It combines the past perfect form of the verb to have with the been and the present participle (verb + ing).

For example:

• I had been studying for two hours when she called.

This sentence shows an action (studying) that was ongoing before the phone call happened.

The tense emphasizes the duration of the activity.

Structures of the Tense

Affirmative Sentence Structure

Structure:
Subject + had been + verb(ing) + object

Examples:

1. They had been playing football for two hours before it started to rain.
2. She had been working at the company for five years before she got promoted.

Negative Sentence Structure

Structure:
Subject + had not been + verb(ing) + object

Examples:

1. I had not b