Past Perfect Continuous

Posted by Tara Benwell on November 6, 2010

Example (negative): The chat room had not been working when Nadira requested member feedback about its usefulness.Learn more about past perfect continuous here.

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Tara Benwell December 1, 2010 15:37

Great!
Note: "a" break or "breaking"
Tara Benwell November 29, 2010 1:40

Hi Anna. I'm glad you are enjoying this group.
#1 is great. (spelling mistake "angry")
In #2 you've used present "have" instead of past "had". Can you fix it? Also see if you can spot two spelling mistakes in #2.
vindos November 19, 2010 10:55

I had been reading an english article but because of one word that I didn't know I gave up and turned the page.
Lady Anne November 18, 2010 0:47

* James had been making friends with some MyEC members before they were gone.
- Tara Benwell > Lady Anne November 18, 2010 14:59
  
  Can you improve "before they were gone" ? It sounds a bit awkward. I know what you mean, though.
- Lady Anne > Tara Benwell November 19, 2010 17:48
  
  * James had been making friends with some of the MyEC members before they became inactive.
  
  I hope I hit it right this time. Really grateful for the correction..... Ya, you are right Ms Tara...it sounds awkward. I just realized it now.
Zahra November 14, 2010 21:21

My friend had been gazing at me for a minute when she burst into laughter !
- Tara Benwell > Zahra November 16, 2010 21:03
  
  ..."a great football match when my daughter fell asleep"
nida November 13, 2010 11:01

I had been eating my lunch, when my best friend arrived, at my home, yesterday evening.
- Tara Benwell > nida November 15, 2010 14:23
  
  Check your commas. You don't need any in this sentence.