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► We use past perfect continuous tense when the action was not completed. Jane had been doing her homework for an hour when she suddenly noticed it was completely dark outside. (She didn't stop doing her homework when she looked outside.) I had been talking on the phone when my dad came home. (I didn't hang up the phone when my dad came.) ► We use the past perfect continuous when we talk about the duration of an action or situation. But we use the past perfect tense to talk about the completion of an action or situation or its effects. Now compare the sentences below; I had been suffering from flu when I first visited China I had suffered from flu when I was 4 years old. I' d been cooking in the kitchen nd hadn't seen the thief broke into the house. I' d cooked for dinner, so I had some time to rest before the guests arrived. ► We often use past perfect or past perfect continuous just to put emphasis on the activity or the result. I 'd been working on the project hard, so I felt that I needed a break. (emphasizes the activity) I 'd worked hard , and I was rewarded by the boss. ( emphasizes the result) ► We use past perfect continuous to talk about how long something went on until a specific time in the past. But we use the past perfect to talk about how many times something happened until a specific time in the past. They had been running for about 20 hours. (Not ”They had travelled”) We had been looking out of the window for about twenty minutes before we realised it was snowing. Kullanımı SİTE PUANI.