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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"had been" usage.
I am not able to guess a context where I can use the words "had been". Can someome please give an example where it can be used properly?Thanks in advance.
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You often use it with the past perfect progressive. If telling a story (about the past) and you what to mention something that you had been doing upto the point of the story and the story interupts it. For example, when I was a child I was asked to play in a school concert.
- You often use it with the past perfect progressive.
- If telling a story (about the past) and you what to mention something that you had been doing upto the point of the story and the story interupts it.
- For example, when I was a child I was asked to play in a school concert.
- I had been studying the piano for 5 years by this time.............
- I had been thinking about cooking dinner tomight when you told you had booked the restaurant.
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You often use it with the past perfect progressive. If telling a story (about the past) and you what to mention something that you had been doing upto the point of the story and the story interupts it.
For example, when I was a child I was asked to play in a school concert. I had been studying the piano for 5 years by this time.............
I had been thinking about cooking din
For example, when I was a child I was asked to play in a school concert. I had been studying the piano for 5 years by this time.............
I had been thinking about cooking din
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