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grammar: tensestense: the time period in which a verb is happening- past: already happened- present: happening right now- future: will happen►what are the tenses of \jump\?| | past | present | future || ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- || simple | jumped | jump, jumps | will jump || continuous | was jumping | am/are jumping | will be jumping || perfect | had jumped | has/have jumped | will have jumped || perfect continuous | had been jumping | has/have been jumping | will have been jumping |which tense is used in the following sentence?they had been studying for days.- perfect present- perfect continuous past- continuous future
The verb phrase "had been studying" matches the structure of the past perfect continuous tense, which is formed as had been + present participle (the -ing form of the verb), as shown in the provided tense table for the "Perfect Continuous" row under the "Past" column.
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