Past Perfect Progressive – Verb Form

This post will show you how to form the Past Perfect Progressive. To see how to use the Past Perfect Progressive, click here.

Affirmative Statements

Subject + Had		Been	Verb + ing
I’d		been	working	all day.
You’d		been	waiting	for a long time.
She’d/He’d/It’d		been	snowing	all night.
We’d		been	eating	dinner.
They’d/You’d (plural)		been	investing	a lot of money.

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Negative Statements

Subject	Had Not (hadn’t)	Been	Verb + ing
I	hadn’t	been	going	to school for some time.
You	hadn’t	been	writing	your essay.
She/He/It	hadn’t	been	dating	her for very long.
We	hadn’t	been	traveling	for a while.
They/You (plural)	hadn’t	been	sleeping	well.

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Yes/No Questions

Had	Subject	Been	Verb + ing
Had	you	been	living	in Dubai
Had	it	been	raining	all morning?
Had	they	been	driving	all night?

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Short Answers

Yes	Subject	Had	No	Subject	Had + Not (hadn’t)
Yes,	I	had.	No,	I	hadn’t.
Yes,	he	had.	No,	he	hadn’t.
Yes,	they	had.	No,	they	hadn’t.

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Information Questions

Wh- Word	Had	Subject	Been	Verb + ing
Who	had	you	been	talking	to?
What	had	she	been	doing	all morning?
When	had	he	been	working?
Where	had	it	been	snowing?
How	had	they	been	traveling?
Why	had	they	been	going	to Hong Kong?
Who (subject)	had		been	eating	my food?
What (subject)	had		been	happening	before I arrived?