PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past.

Unlike the present perfect continuous, which indicates an action that began in the past and continued up to the present, the past perfect continuous is a verb tense that indicates something that began in the past, continued in the past, and also ended at a defined point in the past.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense के वाक्यो के अन्त मे हिन्दी मे “से रहा था”, “से रहे थे”, “से रही थी” आता है ।

Structure of Sentence

Subject + had + been + First Form of verb + ing + Object + since/for.

With He/She/It/I/We/You/They/Plural noun/Singular Noun need to use “had” along with First Form of verb + ing.

Since is used for definite time period for example with “Days of week“, “Month of year“, “Exact year“, “Exact Clock Timings“.

For is used for indefinite time period for example “2 hours“, “4 days“, “6 weeks“, “7 months“, “9 years“.

Examples

• मै दो घण्टे से खेल रहा था।
• I had been playing for two hours.
• हम तीन बजे से फिल्म देख रहे थे।
• We had been watching the film since three o’clock.
• वह सुबह से बुन रही थी।
• She had been knitting since morning.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Negative Sentence

For negative sentences we insert ‘not’ after the first auxiliary verb.

Structure of Sentence

Subject + had + not + been + First Form of verb + ing + Object + since/for.

With He/She/It/I/We/You/They/Plural noun/Singular Noun need to use “had” along with First Form of verb + ing.

Since is used for definite time period for example with “Days of week“, “Month of year“, “Exact year“, “Exact Clock Timings“.

For is used for indefinite time period for example “2 hours“, “4 days“, “6 weeks“, “7 months“, “9 years“.

Examples

• वह कल से नाच नही रही थी।
• She had not been dancing since yesterday.
• उसे सुबह से सर्दी नही लग रही थी।
• He had not been feeling cold since morning.
• भिखारी कई दिन से यहां पर नही खडा था।
• He had not been feeling cold since morning.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Interrogative Sentence

For converting these sentences into interrogative sentences the formula is that you add have at the starting of the sentence followed by ‘Subject’ and then ‘been’. Rest of the rule remains the same.

Structure of Sentence

Had + ‘Subject’ + been + verb (1st form) with ‘ing’ + object (optional) + since / for + time duration?

With He/She/It/I/We/You/They/Plural noun/Singular Noun need to use “had” along with First Form of verb + ing.

Since is used for definite time period for example with “Days of week“, “Month of year“, “Exact year“, “Exact Clock Timings“.

For is used for indefinite time period for example “2 hours“, “4 days“, “6 weeks“, “7 months“, “9 years“.

Examples

• क्या आप दोपहर से सो रहे थे?
• Had you been sleeping since noon?
• क्या वह 1991 से बूढा हो रहा था?
• Had he been growing old since 1991?
• क्या पिछले तीन वर्षो से किमतें बढ रही थी?
• Had the prices been increasing for the last three years?

Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Interrogative Negative Sentence

In Past Perfect Continuous Tense, interrogative negative sentences are just like interrogative affirmative sentences with only use of “not” after subject.

Structure of Sentence

Had + ‘Subject’ + not + been + verb (1st form) with ‘ing’ + object (optional) + since / for + time duration?

With He/She/It/I/We/You/They/Plural noun/Singular Noun need to use “had” along with First Form of verb + ing.

Since is used for definite time period for example with “Days of week“, “Month of year“, “Exact year“, “Exact Clock Timings“.

For is used for indefinite time period for example “2 hours“, “4 days“, “6 weeks“, “7 months“, “9 years“.

Examples

• क्या हम आपस मे तीन दिन से नही मिल रहे थे?
• Had we not been meeting each other for three days?
• क्या मै तीन वर्ष से कम्प्यूटर चलाना नही सिख रहा था?
• Had I not been learning to operate computer for three years?
• क्या आप पिछले तीन महीने से डाक्टर के पास नही जा रहे थे?
• Had you not been going to the doctor for the last two months?

Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Passive Form)

Most reference books say that the past perfect continuous tense has no passive form.

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