Past Perfect Continuous Tense Example Sentences
In order to learn a tense and make sentences ourselves, we have to practice tenses. In this blog, you are going to get 40+ practice sentences for past perfect continuous tense. These sentences will help you make more sentences by yourself.
In order to make these sentences by yourself, you have to learn three basic structures that are used to make sentences in past perfect continuous tense.
Simple/Affirmative Sentences
In order to make simple/affirmative sentences in the past perfect continuous tense, we have to use the following structure.
Subject + Had been + verb-ing + since/for + Object
Example: He had been waiting for 4 hours.
وہ چار گھنٹے سے انتظار کر رہا تھا
Negative Sentences
While making negative sentences in past perfect continuous tense, we need to use the below-given structure.
Subject + Had not been + verb-ing + since/for + Object
Example: He had not been waiting for 4 hours.
وہ چار گھنٹے سے انتظار کر رہا تھا
Interrogative Sentences
Following structure is used while making interrogative sentences in the past perfect continuous tense.
Had + Subject + been + verb-ing + since/for + Object
Example: Had he been waiting for 4 hours?
کیا وہ چار گھنٹے سے انتظار کر رہا تھا؟
Past Perfect Continuous Tense Practice Sentences
The best way to practice past perfect continuous tense sentences is:-
- Read Urdu/Hindi Sentence Of The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- Try To Make The Sentence By Using Three Basic Structures Of The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- Now Compare Your Sentence With The Sentence Given Here
- Find Your Mistake And Correct It
Simple Sentences In Past Perfect Continuous Tense
You had been working since Yesterday. | تم کل سے کام کر رہے تھے | Tum kal se kam kar rahy ho. |
They had been talking for 2 days. | وہ دودن سے باتیں کررہے تھے | Wo do din se batein kar rahy thy. |
She had been talking since Morning. | وہ صبح سے باتیں کر رہے ہیں | Wo subha se baten kar rahy hain. |
You had been going for 2 days. | تم دو دن سے جارہے تھے | Tum do din se ja rahy thy. |
Baby had been weeping bitterly for an hour | بچہ صبح سے بری طرح رو رہا تھا | Bacha subha se buri tarha ro raha tha. |
Boys had been playing in the ground since morning | لڑکے صبح سے میدان میں کھیل رہے تھے | Larke subha se medan main khel rahe thy. |
Students had been talking in examination hall for an hour | طلباء کمرہ امتحان میں دو گھنٹے سے باتیں کر رہے تھے | Talbah karma e imtihan main do ghanta se baten kar rahy thy. |
Our friends have often been visiting us | ہمارے دوست ہمارے پاس آتے رہے تھے | Hamare dost hamare pass aate rahy thy. |
They had been travelling for two days | وہ دو دن سے سفر کر رہے تھے | Wo do din se safar kar rahe thy. |
We had been teaching here since ten years | ہم یہاں دس سال سے پڑھا رہے تھے | Hum yahan das saal se parha rahy thy. |
They had been deceiving others | وہ دوسروں کو دھوکہ دیتے رہے تھے | Wo doosron ko dhoka dete rahy thy. |
He had been cleaning house since 7 o’clock | وہ سات بجے سے گھر کی صفائی کر رہا تھا | Wo saat baje se ghar ki safai kar raha tha. |
We had been living in this house for many years | ہم اس گھر میں بہت عرصے سے رہ رہے تھے | Ham iss ghar main bohat arse se reh rahy thy. |
They had been fighting against the enemy since morning. | وہ صبح سے دشمن کا مقابلہ کررہےتھے | Wo subha se dushman ka muqabla kar rahy thy. |
Negative Sentences In Past Perfect Continuous Tense
I hadn’t been running since 2015. | وہ 2015 سے دوڑ نہیں رہا تھا | Wo 2015 se dorr nahi raha tha. |
She had not been eating the food since Tuesday. | وہ منگل سے کھانا نہیں کھا رہا تھا | Wo mangal se khana nahi kha raha tha. |
You hadn’t been coming to school since tomorrow. | تم کل سے اسکول نہیں آ رہے تھے | Tum kal se school nahi aa rahy thy. |

He hadn’t making tea since morning. | وہ صبح سے چائے نہیں بنا رہا تھا | Wo subha se chaye nahi bana raha tha. |
He had not been going to school for last two days. | وہ پچھلے دودن سے سکول نہیں جا رہا تھا | Wo pichle do din se school nahi ja raha tha. |
She had not been ironing the clothes since morning. | وہ صبح سے کپڑے استری نہیں کر رہی تھی | Wo subha se kapre istri nahi kar rahi thi. |
It had not been raining since night. | رات سے بارش نہیں ہو رہی تھی | Raat se barish nahi ho rahi thi. |
They had not been doing their duty for one month. | وہ ایک ماہ سے اپنا فرض ادا نہیں کر رہے تھے | Wo aik maah se apna farz ada nahi kar rahy thy. |
I had not been waiting for him for eight days. | میں آٹھ دنوں سے اسکا انتظار نہیں کر رہا تھا | Main aath dinon se iss ka intazar nahi kar raha tha. |
I had not been doing work since morning. | میں صبح سے کام نہیں کر رہا تھا | Main subhu se kam nahi kar raha tha. |
Interrogative Sentences In Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Had you not been eating the food for 1 month? | کیا تم ایک مہینے سے کھانا نہیں کھا رہے تھے | Kia tum aik mahiny se khana nahi kha rahy thy? |
Had they been learning dance for 6 months? | کیا وہ چھ میہنے سے ڈانس سیکھ رہی تھی | Kia wo cheh mahiny se dance seekh rahi thi? |
Had Nadia been teaching to you since Morning? | کیا نادیہ صبح سے نہیں پڑھا رہی تھی | Kia nadi subha se nahi parha rahi thi? |
Had you not been talking to Sonu for days? | کیا تم سونو سے کافی دنوں سے باتیں نہیں کر رہے تھے | Kia tum sonu se kaafi dinon se baten nahi kar rahy thy? |
Had he been writing for twenty minutes? | کیا وہ 20 منٹس سے لکھ رہا تھا؟ | Kia wo 20 minutes se likh raha tha? |
had Saif going to bazaar since Monday? | کیا سیف سوموار سے بازار جا رہا تھا؟ | Kia saif somwar se bazar ja rahan tha? |
Had she been sleeping since morning? | کیا وہ صبح سے سو رہی تھی؟ | Kia wo subha se so rahi thi? |
Had it not been raining since morning? | کیا صبح سے بارش نہیں ہو رہی تھی؟ | Kia subha se barish nahi ho rahi thi? |
Had you been travelling since morning? | کیا آپ صبح سے سفر نہیں کر رہے تھے؟ | Kia ap subha se safar nahi kar rhy thy? |
Had we been reading the newspaper for fifteen minutes? | کیا ہم پندرہ منٹس سے اخبار نہیں پڑھ رہے تھے؟ | Kia hum pandrah minutes se akhbar nahi parh rahe thy? |

Past Perfect Continuous Tense Example Sentences PDF
Learning these sentences for once is not enough. In order to be at home in the past perfect continuous tense, you must practice past perfect continuous tense sentences again and again. For this purpose, you can download past perfect continuous tense example sentences in PDF for free.