Usage Examples Past Perfect Continuous

• They had been complaining for some time -
• They had been dating for a while. -
• He'd been looking for her. -
• I had been looking for it. -
• He had been lying on the grass. -
• He'd been preparing for it. -
• He hadn't been joking. -
• He'd been watching the news. -
• How long had he been watching? -
• Had you been arguing? -
• She had been taking notes. -
• I had been thinking of the future. -
• Had I been screaming? -
• I'd been trying all evening. -
• He hadn't been listening. -
• They had been walking for hours. -
• We'd been talking. -
• He'd been running for hours. -
• She had been waiting for him. -
• Had she been listening? -