Past Perfect Progressive (Past Perfect Continuous) Definition

Past Perfect Progressive (Past Perfect Continuous)

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Formation: HAD + BEEN + ING

The Past Perfect Progressive is used for actions that were unfinished when another action, etc, took place:

I had been living there for years before I got married.

Some books use the term Past Perfect Progressive, and others use Past Perfect Continuous.

See Also:

Present Perfect; Aspect; Perfect Aspect; Progressive Aspect; Auxiliary Verb; Future Perfect; Tense Past Perfect

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Verbs and Tenses

Related to 'Past Perfect Progressive (Past Perfect Continuous)'

Ambitransitive Verbs

Auxiliary Verbs

Causative Verbs

Continuous Verbs

Declarative Mood

Denominal Verbs

Ditransitive Verbs

Future Perfect Progressive (Future Perfect Continuous)

Future Progressive (Future Continuous)

Historic Present

Inchoative Verbs

Intransitive Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Non-Finite Verbs

Past Participles

Past Progressive (Past Continuous)

Past Simple (Simple Past Tense)

Performative Verb

Present Participle

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Progressive (Present Perfect Continuous)

Present Progressive (Present Continuous)

Present Simple Tense

Progressive Aspect

Transitive Verb

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