Past Perfect Continuous Tense

            💡 Definition


Used to show that an action started in the past, continued for some time, and ended before another action in the past.


             हिन्दी परिभाषा:


Past Perfect Continuous Tense (भूतकाल पूर्ण जारी काल) वह काल होता है जिसमें किसी कार्य की शुरुआत भूतकाल में हुई, वह लगातार चलता रहा, और किसी अन्य कार्य या समय से पहले समाप्त हो गया।


इसका प्रयोग यह दिखाने के लिए किया जाता है कि कोई कार्य कितनी देर तक चल रहा था और वह किस समय से शुरू होकर किसी अन्य समय तक जारी रहा।



✅  Affirmative Sentences


Structure

Subject + had been + verb (ing) + object+since/for + time


English To Hindi Translation


He had been studying for 2 hours.

 वह दो घंटे से पढ़ाई कर रहा था।


They had been playing cricket since morning.

 वे सुबह से क्रिकेट खेल रहे थे।


She had been working in this company for 5 years.

वह इस कंपनी में पाँच साल से काम कर रही थी।


I had been waiting for you for 30 minutes.

मैं तुम्हारा 30 मिनट से इंतज़ार कर रहा था।



❌ Negative Sentences


Structure


Subject + had not been + verb (ing) + object + since/for + time


English To Hindi Translation


He had not been studying for 2 hours.

वह दो घंटे से पढ़ाई नहीं कर रहा था।


They had not been playing cricket since morning

 वे सुबह से क्रिकेट नहीं खेल रहे थे।


She had not been working in this company for 5 years.

वह इस कंपनी में पाँच साल से काम नहीं कर रही थी।


I had not been waiting for you.

मैं तुम्हारा इंतज़ार नहीं कर रहा था।



❓ Interrogative Sentences


Structure

 

Had + subject + been + verb (ing) + object + since/for + time?


English To Hindi Translation


Had he been studying for 2 hours?

क्या वह दो घंटे से पढ़ाई कर रहा था?


Had they been playing cricket since morning?

क्या वे सुबह से क्रिकेट खेल रहे थे?


Had she been working in this company for 5 years?

क्या वह इस कंपनी में पाँच साल से काम कर रही थी?


Had I been waiting for you?

क्या मैं तुम्हारा इंतज़ार कर रहा था?



❓ WH-Questions


Structure


🔹  Wh-word + had + subject + been + verb (ing) + object + ?


English To Hindi Translation


Why had he been studying so long?

वह इतनी देर से पढ़ाई क्यों कर रहा था?


Where had they been playing cricket?

वे क्रिकेट कहाँ खेल रहे थे?


How long had she been working here?

वह यहाँ कितने समय से काम कर रही थी?


What had you been doing since morning?

तुम सुबह से क्या कर रहे थे?



📝 Notes:


Use “since” for point of time: since morning, since 2010, since Monday


Use “for” for duration: for two hours, for five days, for a long time

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