{"id":7633,"date":"2023-11-21T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7633"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:25:25","slug":"past-perfect-continuous-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/past-perfect-continuous-tense","title":{"rendered":"Understanding past perfect continuous tense"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">There are a few different types of past tenses, and the past perfect continuous tense is one that you should know. 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