Perfect Continuous Tenses¶

Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous

The Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past for a period of time before another event happened.

Active Voice¶

	Formula	Example
Affirmative	`Subject`+`had been`+`V1-ing`	I had been playing with my dog for an hour when it started raining.
Negative	`Subject`+`had not been`+`V1-ing`	I had not been playing with my dog for an hour.
Question	`had`+`Subject`+`been`+`V1-ing`?	Had I been playing with my dog for an hour?

Passive Voice¶

	Formula	Example
Affirmative	`Object`+`had been being`+`V3`	The game had been being played by the team for an hour.
Negative	`Object`+`had not been being`+`V3`	The game had not been being played for an hour.
Question	`had`+`Object`+`been being`+`V3`?	Had the game been being played for an hour?

Grammar Focus

Had been — indicates the action was ongoing in the past before another event
Being — used before V3 in passive to show the action was ongoing before another past event

The Present Perfect Continuous tense is used to describe actions that started in the past and are still continuing now, or have recently stopped but have a connection to the present.

Active Voice¶

	Formula	Example
Affirmative	`Subject`+`have/has`+`been`+`V1-ing`	I have been playing with my dog for an hour.
Negative	`Subject`+`have/has not`+`been`+`V1-ing`	I have not been playing with my dog for an hour.
Question	`have/has`+`Subject`+`been`+`V1-ing`?	Have I been playing with my dog for an hour?

Passive Voice¶

	Formula	Example
Affirmative	`Object`+`have/has`+`been`+`being`+`V3`	The game has been being played by the team for an hour.
Negative	`Object`+`have/has not`+`been`+`being`+`V3`	The game has not been being played for an hour.
Question	`have/has`+`Object`+`been`+`being`+`V3`?	Has the game been being played for an hour?

Grammar Focus

Have/Has been — "have been" with I/you/we/they; "has been" with he/she/it
Being — shows the action has been ongoing and continues to the present in passive voice

The Future Perfect Continuous tense is used to describe actions that will have been happening for a period of time before a specific point in the future.

Active Voice¶

	Formula	Example
Affirmative	`Subject`+`will`+`have`+`been`+`V1-ing`	I will have been playing with my dog for two hours by the time you arrive.
Negative	`Subject`+`will not (won't)`+`have`+`been`+`V1-ing`	I will not have been playing with my dog for two hours by the time you arrive.
Question	`will`+`Subject`+`have`+`been`+`V1-ing`?	Will I have been playing with my dog for two hours by the time you arrive?

Passive Voice¶

	Formula	Example
Affirmative	`Object`+`will`+`have`+`been`+`being`+`V3`	The game will have been being played by the team for two hours by the time you arrive.
Negative	`Object`+`will not (won't)`+`have`+`been`+`being`+`V3`	The game will not have been being played for two hours by the time you arrive.
Question	`will`+`Object`+`have`+`been`+`being`+`V3`?	Will the game have been being played for two hours by the time you arrive?

Grammar Focus

Will have been — indicates the action will have been ongoing before a specific future time
Being — shows the action will have been in progress before the specified future time in passive voice