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Past perfect continuous

Examples:

Yesterday I was tired because  I had been working all day long.

One of its uses is to express the cause of something that happened in the past.

The policeman stopped me.Why? I had been driving too quickly.

I was out of breath Why? I'd been playing squash.

Note:

In spoken English , 'd often replaces 'had'.

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1. His truck overturned becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

2. His eyes were red becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

3. His boots were muddy becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

4. He wasn't hungry becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

5. When I met him he didn't recognise me becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

6. His boss sacked him becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

7. His clothes were wet becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

8. He was very jumpy becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

9. He was able to buy an expensive phone becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know

10. His plant died becausehe 'd been giving it too much water.he hadn't been coming to work on time.he hadn't seen me for years.he'd been digging in the garden.he'd been drinking coffee all day.he'd been saving for months.he'd been snacking all day.he'd been texting while driving.he'd been walking in the rain.he'd been working in a dusty attic. I don't know