4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang sudah dimulai pada waktu lampau dan masih berlangsung terus hingga pada waktu yang lampau pula.
 
Rumus :
( + ) S + had + been + Ving
( - ) S + had + not + been + Ving
( ? ) Had + S + been + Ving
 
Example :
( + ) He had been living in here before he moved to Semarang.
(Dia telah tinggal di sini, sebelum dia pindah ke Semarang.)
( - ) They had not been sleeping until I can me to meet him.
(Mereke belum sedang tidur hingga saya menemui mereka.)
( ? ) Had she been finishing her duty before her leader inspected it?
(Apakah dia sudah menyelesaikan tugas-tugasnya sebelum pimpinannya memeriksanya?)