Definition of Past Perfect Continues Tense

 

Ø Past Perfect Continues Tense: زمن ماضي بعيد It is used to talk about that action which continues at the specific in the past and finished in the past.

·                  Used “For" for period of time.

·                  Used “Since" for point of time.

·                  It will not be used without “Since and Fir" without since and for it is Past Continuous Tense.

Formation: Subject + had been + 4^th form of Verb + Since/For.

Example: I had been working since morning.

Interrogative: Had I been working since morning?

Negative: I had not been working since morning.

Intr & Neg: Had i not been working since morning?

 

 

Change into Interrogative and Negative sentences.

1. I had been working for two hours.

2. We had been working since morning.

3. You had been working for five hours.

5. He had been working since morning.

6. She had been running for five minutes.

7. It had been eating for ten minutes.

8. They had been singing since 5 pm.

9. Ahmed and Arifa had been singing since 5 pm.

10. Jawad had been running since 6 am.

11. Tania had been running for sixty minutes.