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Past Perfect Continuous
FORM
[had been + present participle]

Examples:
- You had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.
- Had you been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived?
- You had not been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived. (more…)
Past Continuous Tense
How do we make the Past Continuous Tense?
The structure of the past continuous tense is:
| subject | + | auxiliary verb BE | + | main verb |
| conjugated in simple past tense | present participle | |||
| was were |
base + ing | |||
Simple Past Tense
How do we make the Simple Past Tense?
To make the simple past tense, we use: *past form only or auxiliary did + base form
Present Perfect Tense
HOW WE DO MAKE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE?
| subject | + | auxiliary verb | + | main verb |
| have | past participle |
Here are some examples of the present perfect tense:
| subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
| + | I | have | seen | ET. | |
| + | You | have | eaten | mine. | |
| - | She | has | not | been | to Rome. |
| - | We | have | not | played | football. |
| ? | Have | you | finished? | ||
| ? | Have | they | done | it? |
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Present Continuous Tense
How do we make the Present Continuous Tense?
The structure of the present continuous tense is:
| subject | + | auxiliary verb | + | main verb |
| be | base + ing |
Look at these examples:
| subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
| + | I | am | speaking | to you. | |
| + | You | are | reading | this. | |
| - | She | is | not | staying | in London. |
| - | We | are | not | playing | football. |
| ? | Is | he | watching | TV? | |
| ? | Are | they | waiting | for John? |