Tenses

Past Perfect continuous
Positive:
Formula:	Sub. + Helping Verb + Verb (I form) + ing + Obj. + since / for + time
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Helping Verb:	Had been
Example:	Since
	He had been playing cricket since 2 O’clock. She had been playing cricket since 5 O’clock. It had been raining since morning. I had been playing cricket since 2012. We had been playing cricket since Monday. They had been playing cricket since morning. You had been playing cricket since 9 O’clock.
	For
	He had been playing cricket for 2 days. She had been playing cricket for five hours. It had been raining for two weeks. I had been playing cricket for 2 months. We had been playing cricket for five days. They had been playing cricket for 6 hours. You had been playing cricket for 3 weeks.

 

Negative:
Formula:	Sub. + had + not + been + Verb (I form) + ing + Obj. + since / for + time
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Helping Verb:	Had –not- been
Example:	Since
	He had not been playing cricket since 2 O’clock. She had not been playing cricket since 5 O’clock. It had not been raining since morning. I had not been playing cricket since 2012. We had not been playing cricket since Monday. They had not been playing cricket since morning. You had not been playing cricket since 9 O’clock.
	For
	He had not been playing cricket for 2 days. She had not been playing cricket for five hours. It had not been raining for two weeks. I had not been playing cricket for 2 months. We had not been playing cricket for five days. They had not been playing cricket for 6 hours. You had not been playing cricket for 3 weeks.

 

Single Interrogative:
Formula:	Had + Sub. + been + Verb (I form) + ing + Obj. + since / for + time
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Helping Verb:	Had been
Example:	Since
	Had he been playing cricket since 2 O’clock? Had he been playing cricket since 5 O’clock? Had it been raining since morning? Had I been playing cricket since 2012? Had we been playing cricket since Monday? Had they been playing cricket since morning? Had you been playing cricket since 9 O’clock?
	For
	Had he been playing cricket for 2 days? Had she been playing cricket for five hours? Had it been raining for two weeks? Had I been playing cricket for 2 months? Had we been playing cricket for five days? Had they been playing cricket for 6 hours? Had you been playing cricket for 3 weeks?

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Single Interrogative + Negative:
Formula:	Had + Sub. + not + been + Verb (I form) + ing + Obj. + since / for + time
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Helping Verb:	Had been
Example:	Since
	Had he not been playing cricket since 2 O’clock? Had he not been playing cricket since 5 O’clock? Had it not been raining since morning? Had I not been playing cricket since 2012? Had we not been playing cricket since Monday? Had they not been playing cricket since morning? Had you not been playing cricket since 9 O’clock?
	For
	Had he not been playing cricket for 2 days? Had she not been playing cricket for five hours? Had it not been raining for two weeks? Had I not been playing cricket for 2 months? Had we not been playing cricket for five days? Had they not been playing cricket for 6 hours? Had you not been playing cricket for 3 weeks?

 

Double Interrogative:
Formula:	W’s + Had + Sub. + been + Verb (I form) + ing + Obj. + since / for + time
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Helping Verb:	Had been
Example:	Since
	Why had he been playing cricket since 2 O’clock? Why had he been playing cricket since 5 O’clock? Why had it been raining since morning? Why had I been playing cricket since 2012? Why had we been playing cricket since Monday? Why had they been playing cricket since morning? Why had you been playing cricket since 9 O’clock?
	For
	Why had he been playing cricket for 2 days? Why had she been playing cricket for five hours? Why had it been raining for two weeks? Why had I been playing cricket for 2 months? Why had we been playing cricket for five days? Why had they been playing cricket for 6 hours? Why had you been playing cricket for 3 weeks?

 

Double Interrogative + Negative:
Formula:	W’s + Had + Sub. + not+ been + Verb (I form) + ing + Obj. + since / for + time
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Helping Verb:	Had been
Example:	Since
	Why had he not been playing cricket since 2 O’clock? Why had he not been playing cricket since 5 O’clock? Why had it not been raining since morning? Why had I not been playing cricket since 2012? Why had we not been playing cricket since Monday? Why had they not been playing cricket since morning? Why had you not been playing cricket since 9 O’clock?
	For
	Why had he not been playing cricket for 2 days? Why had she not been playing cricket for five hours? Why had it not been raining for two weeks? Why had I not been playing cricket for 2 months? Why had we not been playing cricket for five days? Why had they not been playing cricket for 6 hours? Why had you not been playing cricket for 3 weeks?

 

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