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    The document discusses the past perfect continuous tense in English. It provides the forms for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using this tense. It notes that the past perfect continuous tense is used to express an action that was ongoing up until a point in the past, or to show the effect of an action that occurred in the past. Examples are given to illustrate expressing a past ongoing action for a duration of time or the effect of a past action. Finally, it lists common adverbs used with the past perfect continuous tense like "by the time", "since", "for", and "before".

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    The document discusses the past perfect continuous tense in English. It provides the forms for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using this tense. It notes that the past perfect continuous tense is used to express an action that was ongoing up until a point in the past, or to show the effect of an action that occurred in the past. Examples are given to illustrate expressing a past ongoing action for a duration of time or the effect of a past action. Finally, it lists common adverbs used with the past perfect continuous tense like "by the time", "since", "for", and "before".

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    The document discusses the past perfect continuous tense in English. It provides the forms for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using this tense. It notes that the past perfect continuous tense is used to express an action that was ongoing up until a point in the past, or to show the effect of an action that occurred in the past. Examples are given to illustrate expressing a past ongoing action for a duration of time or the effect of a past action. Finally, it lists common adverbs used with the past perfect continuous tense like "by the time", "since", "for", and "before".

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    Past Perfect Continuous Tense

    Trecutul perfect continuu

    FORME:
    Afirmativ :
    S+ had been + ver- ing
    I have been thinking of writing you a mail when you called me.
    Negativ :
    S + had + Not + been + verb-ing
    I had not been waiting long in a queue when I heard a voice calling my name.
    Interogativ:
    Had + S + been + verb - ing
    Had they been doing their tasks?

    ~ REGULI:
    Past Perfect Continuous se folosește pentru a exprima:

    - O acțiune în desfășurare la un moment dat în trecut, durata fiind precizată.

    They had been working for over an hour until the bus came.

    - Arată efectul unei acțiuni întâmplate în trecut.

    Mark was tired because he had been working for a project all night long.

    ~ Adverbe care se folosesc cu Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

    by the time, since, for, before

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