The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued until another time in history. The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb's present participle (root + -ing).
To indicate time, references “for” and “since” are used, and it describes when the action started and how long it continued in the past.
Sentence structure
Subject+had been+the verb's present participle (root + -ing)
Let's make sentences.
•I had been walking around my house since morning.
•She had been working hard since her father passed away.
•They had been tolerating his cruelty for two years.
•The police had been chasing the thief since yesterday.
To make a negative sentence, you need to add "not" after had like "had not been", or you can say and write "hadn't been."
•I hadn't been sleeping well for one week.
•They hadn't been taking care of health.
Now you make more sentences.
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