The Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive) #8
F. Dave Whassom
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The past perfect continuous is also known as Past Perfect Progressive Tense, and is used for an action that began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time.
Time reference is found in these sentences which gives an idea that action has continued from some time.
Examples:
At that time he had been writing a book for two months.
When she came to the university in last summer, her biology Lecturer had already been teaching there for five years.
Time reference is found in these sentences which gives an idea that action has continued from some time.
Examples:
At that time he had been writing a book for two months.
When she came to the university in last summer, her biology Lecturer had already been teaching there for five years.