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    Group A presented on the past perfect continuous tense. [1] The past perfect continuous tense refers to an action that began in the past, continued for a period of time, and completed in the past. [2] It is formed using "had been" followed by the present participle ("-ing" form) of the verb. [3] This tense is used to describe an action that continued for a period of time before another past action.

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    Group A presented on the past perfect continuous tense. [1] The past perfect continuous tense refers to an action that began in the past, continued for a period of time, and completed in the past. [2] It is formed using "had been" followed by the present participle ("-ing" form) of the verb. [3] This tense is used to describe an action that continued for a period of time before another past action.

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    Group A presented on the past perfect continuous tense. [1] The past perfect continuous tense refers to an action that began in the past, continued for a period of time, and completed in the past. [2] It is formed using "had been" followed by the present participle ("-ing" form) of the verb. [3] This tense is used to describe an action that continued for a period of time before another past action.

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    Project SM SAINS MIRI

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    classmates!
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    prensenter 1 presenter 2 presenter 3
    Past perfect continuous tense

    PERFECT
    CONTINUOUS
    PAST Generally speaking, perfect
    verb tenses refer to verb tenses refer to
    This verb tense refers to completed actions. actions/states that
    an action/state that continue(d) over a period
    happened before now. of time or are/were in
    progress.
    what is past perfect
    the past perfect continuous tense
    continuos tense?
    typically refers to an action that
    happened in the past, continued
    for a period of time, and then
    completely ended in the past.
    EXAMPLES:
    RULE Our team had been looking for an
    outfielder for not even an hour when
    we found the perfect person.
    use the phrase had been followed
    by My daughter had been asking me to buy
    the present participle of the verb her a car for years before I could finally
    had been + verb -ing afford to get her one.

    The champion boxer had been winning


    every match in the first round until he was
    suddenly beaten by a mysterious
    challenger.
    when do you use past
    perfect continuous tense?

    CONTINUED FOR A PERIOD


    OF TIME

    BEGIN IN THE PAST ENDED IN THE PAST


    EXAMPLE: How to form
    I think my cat had been sleeping
    for 20 hours when I woke her up.
    past perfect
    Our team had been looking for an
    continuous
    outfielder for not even an hour when
    we found the perfect person. tense
    My parents had been living by the use the phrase had been followed
    beach for 40 years when the tsunami by the present participle of the
    destroyed their home. verb. The present participle is a
    form of the verb that ends in -ing.
    EXAMPLE :

    We did not think Lisa was ready


    for the big show because she How to make
    hadn’t been practicing her
    lines much at all.
    past perfect
    continuous
    I had not been eating for
    tense negative
    even five seconds when the
    telemarketer interrupted my
    dinner.

    According to his coworkers,


    the suspect had not been
    working at the jewelry store
    for even a week when the
    diamonds went missing.
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    questions of us?

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    You

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