PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. FORM

I
He
She
It
We
You
They had ('d)
hadn't been listening to music.

2. QUESTION

How long had I
You
He
She
It
We
They been playing the piano?

3. SHORT ANSWER
a) Had you been singing?
- Yes, I had.
- No, I hadn't.
b) Had he been working?
- Yes, he had.
- No, he hadn't.

4. USE

The Past Perfect Continuous is used to express the continuous nature of an action which happened before another in the past
For example Liz had been teaching Tom for hours when she realized that it was nine p.m.

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I He She It We You They	had ('d) hadn't	been listening to music.

The Past Perfect Continuous is used	to express the continuous nature of an action which happened before another in the past
For example	Liz had been teaching Tom for hours when she realized that it was nine p.m.

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