Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe those actions that begin in Past and are still progressing. It cannot be confused with Past Continuous and Past Perfect tense, because in those tenses, actions begin and progress for sometime in Pat Continuous Tense. While in Past Perfect Tense, actions begin and get completed. So, in Past Perfect Continuous Tense, we talk about the actions begin in Past, but those actions get completed and are still in progress.
This tense uses Fourth Form of Verb (ing form). The only helping verb used in this tense is “had been”. We will use had been with all the subjects e.g. (I, We, You, They, He, She, It).
Noted Point here is that, there will be period or point of time given in sentences. These sentences include some time reference, period of time or point of time. So we have to Use SINCE & FOR in these sentences.
Use of Since and For is so simple and easy to learn and use. When we are given the Period of Time(1985, morning, evening), we shall use SINCE and When we are given the Point of Time (one hour, ten years, two months), we shall use FOR.
Example Sentence:
“He had been playing since morning” Third form of verb is used because the action has been completed and still progressing. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and helping verb (had). Negatives are made with not.
Positive Sentence: He had been playing since morning
Negative Sentence: He had not been playing since morning
Interrogative Sentence: Had he been playing since morning?
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Simple(+Ve) Sentences
Positive Sentences of Past Perfect Continuous Tense. Positive Sentences of Past Perfect Continuous Tense are very easy and simple to make. First we need to put a subject, then helping verb with fourth(v1+ing) form of verb and last but not the least, object and then time reference. Word order of simple sentences of Past Perfect Continuous Tense is given as follows
S + H.V (had been)+ V1-ing + O + since/for + time
| Baby had been weeping bitterly for an hour | بچہ صبح سے بری طرح رو رہا تھا |
| Boys had been playing in the ground since morning | لڑکے صبح سے میدان میں کھیل رہے تھے |
| Students had been talking in examination hall for an hour | طلباء کمرہ امتحان میں دو گھنٹے سے باتیں کر رہے تھے |
| Our friends have often been visiting us | ہمارے دوست ہمارے پاس آتے رہے تھے |
| They had been travelling for two days | وہ دو دن سے سفر کر رہے تھے |
| We had been teaching here since ten years | ہم یہاں دس سال سے پڑھا رہے تھے |
| They had been deceiving others | وہ دوسروں کو دھوکہ دیتے رہے تھے |
| He had been cleaning house since 7 o’clock | وہ سات بجے سے گھر کی صفائی کر رہا تھا |
| We had been living in this house for many years | ہم اس گھر میں بہت عرصے سے رہ رہے تھے |
| They had been fighting against the enemy since morning. | وہ صبح سے دشمن کا مقابلہ کررہےتھے |
| Good citizens had been paying tribute to the National Heroes | اچھے شہری اپبے قومی ہیروز کو خراج تحسین پیش کرتے رہے تھے |
| They had been trying to make fool of you | وہ تمہیں بیوقوف بنانے کی کوشش کرتے رہے تھے |
| My mother had been making bread for an hour | میری امی ایک گھٹے سے روٹیاں بنا رہی تھیں |
| Rich had been making fun of poor | امیر غریبوں کا مزاق اڑاتے رہے تھے |
| Kind-hearted people had been taking pity on poor | رحمدل لوگ غریبوں پر ترس کھاتے رہے تھے |
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Negative (-Ve) Sentences
Sentence structure of Negative Sentences is same as the positive sentences. We have to make only one change ” the addition of NOT”. Remaining structure will be same. Addition of NOT is the only change we have to make because the of title “Negative”. Word order is given as
S + H.V (had not been) + V1-ing + O + since/for + time
| He had not been enjoying the rain | وہ بارش سے لطف اندوز نہیں ہوتا رہا تھا |
| It had not been raining heavily since morning | صبح سے موسلادھار بارش نہیں ہو رہی تھی |
| They had not been coming here | وہ یہاں نہیں آتے رہے تھے |
| Girl had not been picking up flowers for one hour | لڑکی ایک گھنٹے سے پھول نہیں توڑ رہی تھی |
| We had not been making research in new seeds since a long time | ہم ایک عرصے سے نئے بیجوں پر تحقئق نہیں کررہے تھے |
| He had not often been coming here | وہ یہاں اکثر نہیں آتا رہا تھا |
| Rich had not been helping the poor | امیرغریبوں کی مدد نہیں کرتے رہے تھے |
| Principle had not been addressing the students for an hour | پرنسپل ایک گھنٹے سے طلباء سے خطاب نہیں کررہے تھے |
| Children had not been reciting the National Anthem since morning | بچے صبح سے قومی ترانہ نہیں گا رہے تھے |
| The President had not been addressing the nation for two hours | صدر دو گھنٹے سے قوم سے خطاب نہیں کر رہا تھا |
| They had not been flattering their officer since a long time | وہ ایک عرصے سے اپنے افسر کی خوشامد نہیں کر رہے تھے |
| Foolish children had not been obeying their children since childhood | بیوقوف بچے بچپن سے والدین کا حکم نہیں مانتے رہے تھے |
| Citizens had not been protesting against dearness for an hour | شہری ایک گھنٹے سے مہنگائی کے خلاف احتبجاج نہیں کر رہے تھے |
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Interrogative (?) Sentences
Interrogative Sentences are made by inverting subject and helping verbs. In interrogative sentences, helping verb is placed in the beginning of sentence. Whenever the helping verb is placed the subject, we would say that the sentence is Interrogative. Sentence structure of interrogative sentences of Past Perfect Continuous Tense is as follows:
H.V + S + V1-ing + O + since/for + time
| Had they been doing good deeds since bloom of youth? | کیا وہ جوانی سے اچھے کام کرتے رپے تھے؟ |
| Had the hoarders been cutting throat of their fellow country-men? | کیا ذخیرہ اندوز اپنے ہم وطنوں کا کا گلہ کاٹتے رہے تھے؟ |
| Had the professor been teaching for an hour? | کیا پروفیسر ایک گھنٹے سے پڑھا رہے تھے؟ |
| Had the farmers been ploughing since morning? | کیا کسان صبح سے ہل چلا رہے تھے؟ |
| Had the host been entertaining the guests for two hours? | کیا میزابن دو گھنٹے سے مہمانوں کی خاطر تواضع کرتا رہا تھا؟ |
| Had he been visiting the European Countries for two years? | کیا وہ دو سال سے یورپی ممالک کی سیر کرتا رہا تھا؟ |
| Had the mechanic been repairing the car for two hours? | کیا میکینک دو گھنٹےسے کا ر کی مرمت کر رہاتھا؟ |
| Had the students been delivering speech since morning? | کیا طلباء صبح سے تقاریر کررہے تھے؟ |
| Had he been fighting with death for two hours? | کیا وہ دو گھنٹے سے زندگی موت کی کشمکش میں رہا تھا؟ |
| Had the robbers been robbing the passengers since a long time? | کیا ڈاکو ایک لمبے عرصے سے مسافروں کو لوٹ رہے تھے؟ |
| Had Akram been dealing in clothes since for two years? | کیا اکرم دو سال سے کپڑوں کا کاروبار کررہا تھا؟ |
| Had Ali been learning computer for two hours? | کیا علی دو سال سے کمپیوٹر چلانا سیکھ رہا تھا؟ |
| Why had he been smoking since a long time? | وہ ایک عرصے سے سیگریٹ نوشی کیوں کر رہا تھا؟ |
| Had the children been taking bath in pond since morning? | کیا بچے صبح سے تالاب میں نہا رہے تھے؟ |
| Had the plane been flying for two hours? | کیا جہاز دو گھنٹے سے اڑرہا تھا؟ |
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