Past Perfect Progressive

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What is the Past Perfect Progressive tense used for?

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The Past Perfect Progressive tense is used to indicate that an action was ongoing in the past before another action occurred.

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How is the Past Perfect Progressive tense formed?

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The Past Perfect Progressive tense is formed using 'had been' + the present participle (verb+ing).

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Provide an example of a sentence in the Past Perfect Progressive tense.

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I had been studying for hours before the exam started.

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What is the difference between Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive?

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Past Perfect indicates a completed action before another past action, while Past Perfect Progressive emphasizes the duration of an ongoing action before another past action.

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In the sentence 'I had been working all day, so I didn't want to go out,' identify the Past Perfect Progressive verb phrase.

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The Past Perfect Progressive verb phrase is 'had been working.'

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What auxiliary verbs are used in the Past Perfect Progressive tense?

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The auxiliary verbs used are 'had' and 'been.'

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In the sentence 'We had been going out for three years when we got married,' what does 'had been going' indicate?

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It indicates that the action of going out was ongoing for a duration of three years before the action of getting married.

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in the Past Perfect Progressive tense?

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The structure is 'subject + had not been + present participle.' For example, 'I had not been sleeping.'

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How do you form a question in the Past Perfect Progressive tense?

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To form a question, use 'Had + subject + been + present participle?' For example, 'Had you been working?'

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What is the significance of the Past Perfect Progressive in storytelling?

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It helps to provide background information about actions that were ongoing before a specific point in the past.