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Past Perfect Progressive

We form the past perfect progressive (sometimes called the "past perfect continuous") with had been + main verb + ing. We use this tense to talk about an on-going process that happened in the past before something else in the past.

For example, we might say, "She had been waiting for two hours when the bus finally arrived." The bus arrived in the past, and before that, she had been in the on-going process of waiting for it to come.

Past Perfect Progressive Grammar Quiz

  1. I minding my own business when the canvasser stopped me on the street to talk about legalizing pot.

  2. I had whether to call him for the last two days until he phoned and asked me out today.

  3. been waiting very long before I met you?

  4. Joy Division been attracting many fans until the lead singer killed himself and they became New Order.

  5. We'd along the river when it started to pour and we got soaking wet.

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Past Perfect Progressive Lessons:

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Hotels

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Out of Thin Air

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nanji1222

China

I had been waiting you when I went home.

08:03 AM Jan 17 2010 |

kris_03

kris_03

Philippines

I had been singing with my friend when someone knocked at my door.

please correct me if you find this sentence wrong.. thanks Embarassed

11:25 AM Jan 15 2010 |

Balthy2012

Balthy2012

Venezuela

 

I had been thinking of you when you came to me!

01:42 AM Jan 12 2010 |

kathleen22

Philippines

I had been driving all day when my relatives from california arrived..

03:17 AM Jan 08 2010 |

lian12345

Philippines

i had been imagining when my eyes start to fell

03:20 AM Dec 24 2009 |

البرنسيسة

البرنسيسة

Saudi Arabia

I had been eating my meal whan my friend called me.

woow it's very easy , 

10:52 PM Dec 22 2009 |

OMAR911

OMAR911

Saudi Arabia

i had been doing my homework when u came on my mind .

12:55 PM Dec 18 2009 |

Nattitter

Kazakhstan

I had been washing up before my husband came.

10:16 AM Dec 17 2009 |

s id

Saudi Arabia

  i had been studying . when my friend called me 

04:48 PM Dec 12 2009 |

Ibtisame

Netherlands

that´s a very clear example tnxx!

09:45 PM Dec 11 2009 |