THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Here's how to make the past perfect continuous. It's 'had' + been (the past participle of 'be')+ verb-ing.

Firstly, let's look at the positive form:

I had been living

You had been going

She had been sleeping

He had been working

It had been raining

We had been studying

They had been cooking

The short form is: 'd been verb-ing. Be careful, because the short form for 'would' is also 'd. However, 'would' is always followed by the infinitive, but 'had' is followed by the past participle.
Click here to study the use of the past perfect continuous tense.

Next, the negative form:

I had not been trying (I hadn't been..)

You had not been working (you hadn't been..)

She had not been crying (she hadn't been..)

He had not been shopping (he hadn't been..)

It had not been snowing (it hadn't been..)

We had not been reading (we hadn't been..)

They had not been running (they hadn't been..)

It's pretty easy to make the question too.

'Yes / no' questions:

Had I been working?

Had you been sleeping?

Had she been reading?

Had he been watching TV?

Had it been raining?

Had we been drinking?

Had they been eating?

'Wh' questions:

Where had I been working?

How long had you been sleeping?

What had she been reading?

How long had he been watching TV?

How long had it been raining?

What had we been drinking?

Why had they been eating?