How to Form the Past Perfect Continuous

The form of the past perfect continuous is shown in the table below.

The form of the past perfect continuous is the same for all pronouns.

Had not is contracted to hadn’t.

Yes/No Question Had he been calling her?
Short Answers Yes, he/she/it had.  No, he/she/it hadn’t.
Question word question Who had he been calling?
Positive Sentence He/she/it had been calling her.
Negative Sentence He/she/it hadn’t  been calling her.

Click on the links below to learn more about the Past Tenses

The Past Simple

The Past Continuous

The Past Perfect Simple

Time Expressions with The Present Perfect

Used to

Used to vs. Would