Past Perfect Continuous

He was tired because he had been running for two hours.

Er war müde, weil er zwei Stunden lang gerannt war.

The ground was wet — it had been raining all night.

Der Boden war nass — es hatte die ganze Nacht geregnet.

She had been studying for hours before she finally took a break.

Sie hatte stundenlang gelernt, bevor sie endlich eine Pause machte.

They had been talking for an hour when I joined them.

Sie hatten eine Stunde lang gesprochen, als ich mich ihnen anschloss.

I had been waiting for thirty minutes before the bus finally arrived.

Ich hatte dreißig Minuten gewartet, bevor der Bus endlich kam.

The children were dirty because they had been playing in the mud.

Die Kinder waren schmutzig, weil sie im Schlamm gespielt hatten.

Had you been living here long before you got married?

Hattest du hier lange gelebt, bevor du heiratetest?

We had been walking for miles when we finally found a gas station.

Wir waren meilenlang gelaufen, als wir endlich eine Tankstelle fanden.