The Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The past perfect continuous tense is similar in use to the past perfect tense. It emphasizes the uninterrupted nature of the action.

Examples:

The telephone had been ringing for five minutes before it was answered. ○ They told me you had been living in Moscow before the war.

Other Tenses

• The Simple Present Tense
• The Present Continuous Tense
• The Simple Past Tense
• The Past Continuous Tense
• The Simple Future Tense
• The Future Continuous Tense
• The Present Perfect Tense
• The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
• The Past Perfect Tense
• The Future Perfect Tense
• The Future Perfect Continuous Tense