The Past Perfect Continuous is partly like the Present Perfect Continuous, but it refers to a continuous action that was finished at some point in the past

Past Perfect Continuous sebagian mirip dengan Present Perfect Continuous, tetapi mengacu pada tindakan berkelanjutan yang telah selesai di suatu titik di masa lalu

I realized that I had been playing mobile games too much before my parents took my phone away.

Saya menyadari bahwa saya telah terlalu banyak bermain gim seluler sebelum orang tua saya mengambil ponsel saya.

Galang and Sinta had not been studying in the same school for years before they met again at a school competition.

Galang dan Sinta tidak pernah bersekolah di sekolah yang sama selama bertahun-tahun sebelum mereka bertemu lagi di sebuah kompetisi sekolah.

He had been waiting for the bus for an hour before it finally arrived.

Dia telah menunggu bus selama satu jam sebelum akhirnya tiba.

Had you been practicing pencak silat for years before you joined the national competition?

Apakah kamu telah berlatih pencak silat selama bertahun-tahun sebelum kamu mengikuti kompetisi nasional?