Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
You had been telling me about the car accident.

Past Perfect

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Past Perfect Continuous

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Present Perfect

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Present Perfect Continuous

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Solution

The correct option is A Past Perfect Continuous
Had been + ing form of the verb is the structure of a sentence in the past perfect continuous tense. As the sentence adheres to this structure, option B is the correct answer.
The structure of past perfect tense is had+ past participle of the verb. As the sentence is not in accordance with this structure option A is incorrect.
Options C and D are definitely incorrect because they are in the present tense form in any way.

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