How do you use the Perfect continuous past tense?

He had been drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen. I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion. Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg. The program that was terminated had been working well since 1945. This are some example of Perfect continuous past tense.

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Course Content

Introduction to Spoken English

7m 20s

Understanding Sentences in English

17m 11s

Framing Questions and Greetings in English

25m 11s

How to Start a Conversation in English

19m 32s

How to Introduce Yourself in English

23m 7s

Usage of 'this', 'that', 'these', 'those' in a Sentence

16m 5s

Adjectives in English Grammar

23m 24s

Assignment : Simple conversations

2m 53s

How to Improve Listening Skills in English

12m 33s

How to Improve Reading Skills in English

20m 50s

Reading Comprehension Strategies

11m 32s

Assignment : Listening, Reading, and Comprehension

2m 59s

Understanding Phonetics(Vowels) in English

16m 53s

Understanding Phonetics (Diphthongs) in English

9m 8s

Understanding Phonetics(Consonants) in English

24m 19s

Understanding Difficult Sounds in English

16m 38s

Problem Sounds in English

16m 13s

Pronouncing Silent Letters in English

11m 17s

Types of Sentence Stress in English

14m 44s

Assignment : Pronunciation

2m 53s

Articles in English Grammar

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Prefixes in English Grammar

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Suffixes in English Grammar

16m 27s

Prepositions in English Grammar

13m 5s

Preposition of Relation in English

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Coordinating Conjunctions in English Grammar

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Subordinating and Corelative Conjunctions in English Grammar

19m 31s

Subject and Verb in English Grammar

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Verb and Object in English Grammar

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Subject-Verb Agreement in English Grammar

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Present Tense (Simple Present and Present Continuous) in English Grammar

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Present Tense (Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous) in English Grammar

14m 11s

Past Tense(Simple, Continuous and Perfect Continuous) in English Grammar

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Future Tense (Simple Future and Future Continuous) in English Grammar

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Future Tense ( Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous) in English Grammar

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Assignment : Basic Grammar

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How to Tell Time in English

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Polite Expressions in English

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Polite Phrases in English

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Asking Questions in English

14m 19s

Telephone Conversations in English

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Invitations in English

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Responding To Invitations in English

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Assignment : Telephonic English/Business English

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Ways of Responding in English (Rejoinders)

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Ways of Responding in English (clarifying, offering)

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Asking & Giving Directions in English

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Sequencing Words in English

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Asking for Input and Making Recommendations in English

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Elaboration Techniques in English

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Assignment : Responses

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Expressing Preference in English

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Narration (Direct Speech) in English

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Narration (Indirect Speech) in English

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Ways of Comparing in English

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Comparison and Contrasting Linkers in English

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Self-introduction for Interview in English

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Interview Questions & Answers in English

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Expressing Agreement in English

15m 13s

Expressing Disagreement in English

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Summarizing in English

11m 57s

Paraphrasing Techniques in English

16m 27s

How to Inquire in English

13m 9s

Assignment : Vocabulary

2m 39s

How to Give a Speech in English

19m 49s

Introduction & Conclusion of Speech in English

23m 43s

Types of Speech in English

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Storytelling (Narrating Scene & Character) in English

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Narrating Incident & Suspense in English

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Accent & Tone in English

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Intonation & Voice Modulation in English

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Body Language Communication in English

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Assignment : Public Speech

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Course Summary

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Interview Question in Spoken English

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Career Guideline

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FAQs

Past perfect continuous stresses a period of time before something in the past, whereas past continuous highlights interrupted actions. He was exhausted since he had been exercising for a long time, as this line stresses.

The simple past tense (e.g. I ate) is used in English to describe an event that happened in the past an action that has already been completed by the speaker.

I ate dinner yesterday, but I don't eat dinner today.
I ate dinner last night, but I don't eat dinner today.

Some example of cotinuous past tense are :The sun was shining every day that summer. As I spoke, the children were laughing at my cleverness. The audience was applauding until he fell off the stage. I was making dinner when she arrived. At 6 o'clock, I was eating dinner. She was talking constantly in class in those days

He had been drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen.
I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion.
Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg.
The program that was terminated had been working well since 1945. This are some
example of Perfect continuous past tense.

We use the present perfect simple with action verbs to emphasize the completion of an event in the recent past. We use the present perfect continuous to talk about ongoing events or activities which started at a time in the past and are still continuing up until now.