Past perfect progressive tense

The past perfect progressive Tense

Affirmative statement

To make an Affirmative past perfect progressive statement, simply follow this pattern:

Subject+had + been+verb in base form+ing

Example:She had been waiting for jack for 30 minutes when he arrived.

Negative statement

To make a negative past perfect progressive statement,

simply follow the following pattern:

Subject+had+ not+been+verb in base form+ing

•She had been waiting for jack for 30 minutes when he arrived.

Question

To make a question in the past perfect progressive, simply follow the following pattern:

Had+subject+been+verb in base form+ing

•Had she been waiting for jack for 30 minutes when he arrived.

Exercise:

Make sentences in past perfect progressive tense.

Affirmative Negative Question

She had been playing tennis for half an hour

She hadn’t been playing tennis for half an hour

He had been waiting for his girlfriend since 6 o'clock.

had he has been waiting for his girlfriend since 6 o'clock.

We had been living in Greece since last August.

Had we been living in Greece since last August.

They had been lying in the sun for hours.

They hadn’t been lying in the sun for hours.