past perfect continuous

English - Turkish

Definition of past perfect continuous in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

past perfect continuous tense

sürekli geçmişte bitmiş zaman

past continuous

Geçmişte sürekli

English - English

Definition of past perfect continuous in English English dictionary

A tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing up to a certain time in the past. In English it is formed by using had been with a present participle

Example: She had been living in England for three years before moving to Sweden.

Related Terms

past continuous

: A tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past period of time

past perfect continuous.

past perfect progressive

Hyphenation

past per·fect con·ti·nu·ous

Turkish pronunciation

päst pırfekt kıntînyuıs

Synonyms

past perfect progressive

Pronunciation

/ˈpast pərˈfekt kənˈtənyo͞oəs/ /ˈpæst pɜrˈfɛkt kənˈtɪnjuːəs/