Questions in Perfect Continous Tenses
The table below shows the way we build the questions in Perfect Continous (Progressive) tenses in English.
| Affirmative | Questions | |
|---|---|---|
| Past Perfect Continous | I had been writing an email when you called me. |
What had I been writing when you called me? |
| You had been writing an email when she called you. |
What had you been writing when she called you? |
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| He/She/It had been writing an email when I called her. |
What has he/she/it been writing when I called her? |
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| We/You/They had been writing an email when I called them. |
What had we/you/they been writing when I called them? |
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| Present Perfect Continous | I have been writing an email for 20 minutes. | What have I been writing for 20 minutes? |
| You have been writing an email for 20 minutes. | What have you been writing for 20 minutes? | |
| He/She/It has been writing an email for 20 minutes. | What has he/she/it been writing for 20 minutes? | |
| We/You/They have been writing an email for 20 minutes. | What have we/you/they been writing for 20 minutes? | |
| Future Perfect Continous | I'll have been writing an email for 20 minutes by 5 p.m. tomorrow. |
What will I have been writing for 20 minutes by 5 p.m. tomorrow? |
| You'll have been writing an email for 20 minutes by 5 p.m. tomorrow. |
What will you have been writing for 20 minutes by 5 p.m. tomorrow? |
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| He/She/It will have been writing an email for 20 minutes by 5 p.m. tomorrow. |
What will he/she/it have been writing for 20 minutes by 5 p.m. tomorrow? |
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| We/You/They will have been writing an email for 20 minutes by 5 p.m. tomorrow. |
What will we/you/they have been writing for 20 minutes by 5 p.m. tomorrow? |