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Past Perfect Continuous: S+Had+Been+V1+Ing S+Hadn'T+Been+V1+Ing HAD+S+BEEN+V1+ING?

The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes the duration or course of an action that was ongoing in the past before another past time or event. It is formed with had + been + verb+ing, such as "He had been talking." It can be used to describe an action that began in the past and continued up until another time in the past.

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Past Perfect Continuous: S+Had+Been+V1+Ing S+Hadn'T+Been+V1+Ing HAD+S+BEEN+V1+ING?

The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes the duration or course of an action that was ongoing in the past before another past time or event. It is formed with had + been + verb+ing, such as "He had been talking." It can be used to describe an action that began in the past and continued up until another time in the past.

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Past Perfect Continuous

S+HAD+BEEN+V1+ING
S+HADNT+BEEN+V1+ING
HAD+S+BEEN+V1+ING?
The past perfect progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action taking place
before a certain time in the past.
Form
A: He had been talking.
N: He had not been talking.
Q: Had he been talking?
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action taking place before a certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple
puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action
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