Past continuous

Past continuous:

Past continuous use:

- Denotes an action which began before q definite moment in the past, continued up to that moment and was
still going on at the moment.

 For example:

We could not go out because it had been raining for two hours.

- Denotes an action
which was no longer going on at a definite moment in the past, but which had
been in progress not long before.

For example:

The baby's face was red and wet. He had been crying.

Rules:

1) Affirmative form:

I	Had been	Verb + ing
He /She / It	Had been
We /You /They	Had been

Ex: I had been working on Coca Cola for five years.

2) Negative form:

* Full form:

I	Had not been	Verb + ing
He /She / It	Had not been
We /You /They	Had not been

 * Short form:

I	Hadn't been	Verb + ing
He /She / It	Hadn't been
We /You /They	Hadn't been

Ex: I hadn't been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives.

3) Interrogative form:

Had	I	Been verb + ing?
Had	He /She / It
Had	We / You / They

Ex: Had James painting the walls?

Time phrases:

Since, for.

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