Subject + had + been + verb(ing)...
I had been studying English.
Negative Form
Subject + hadn't + been + verb(ing)...
I hadn't been living in poverty.
Question Form
Had + subject + been + verb(ing)...?
Had she been sleeping?
Negative Question
Hadn't + subject + been + verb(ing)...
Hadn't they been waiting for you?
More Examples
a. The old man had been sleeping on the corner until you came.
b. I had been practicing the violin before my dad arrived.
c. How long had you been learning English before you moved to USA?
d. The students had been waiting for the results until yesterday.
e. Henry had been watching TV before you called him.
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