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65. I had been doing a job.! !45*%/#$5*% 7% 28*! .

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I have been waiting for two hours.! #%28!! 2 O#$.

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4. I had been teaching at that university for three years! =#%28*! * #$ D! 2.

5. I had been doing the work.! 7%28*! .

6. I had been studying English for five years! 8#%28*! *% 2.

7. I had been living there since 1997.! #%28*! 1997 *%.

8. I had been talking with Mr. Obama for over half an hour! 28*! 9! O#$#$F .

9. I had been driving for 10 years in Japan! M828*! () 10 2 C

10. I had been wait ing in the Hong Kong airport for two hours! #%28*! ' K#$ 2 O#$.

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How long had you been studying English?I 9 8#% 28*7 ?I had been studying English since 2005. (Id been)! 8#% 28*! 2005 *%. (% 8$)

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Posit ive Short forms

I had been = I'd beenYou had been = You'd beenHe had been = He'd beenShe had been = She'd beenIt had been = It 'd beenWe had been = We'd beenThey had been = They'd been

Negat ive Short forms

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I had not been = I'd not been / I hadn't beenYou had not been = You'd not been / You hadn't beenHe had not been = He'd not been / He hadn't beenShe had not been = She'd not been / She hadn't beenIt had not been = It 'd not been / It hadn't beenWe have not been = We'd not been / We hadn't beenThey have not been = They'd not been / They hadn't been

(Diagram)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* '1# ) ;! !M * )9.(The diagram explain to you that Past Perfect Continuous to show that action started in the past andcontinued up until another time in the past.)

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difficult to understand the words which u use to explain..anyway thanks for ur efforts ..Hari..October 23, 2012 at 12:46 PM

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