Past perfect
continuous tense is used to express the form of the thing or event that
something has happened in the past and currently.
Formula :
·
Verbal :
(+)
S + had + been + V-ing
(-)
S + had + not + been + V-ing
(?)
Had + S + been + V-ing
Example :
(+)
Isna had been sleeping for 5 hours before Her father woke up.
(-)
Isna had not been sleeping for 5 hours before Her fathe woke up.
(?)
Had she been sleeping for 5 hours before her father woke up?
·
Nominal :
(+)
S + Had + Been + Being + O+ ANA
(-)
S + Had + Not + Been + Being + O + ANA
(?)
Had + S + Been + Being + O + ANA
Example :
(+)
I had been being a modeling character since 2010.
(-)
I had not been being a modeling character since 2010.
(?) Had you been being a modeling character
since 2010?