If you google "had been drinking" you get millions of hits. Craig > John had been chopping firewood before I got there. > > tjr > > > > On Tuesday 12/21/2010 at 10:01 am, Brad Johnston wrote: >> >> >> >> Bruce Despain wrote: It is easy to make up such examples. >> >> OK, show us one. >> >> ~~~~~ >> >> Brad had written:) It is written that there is no such thing as a >> correct (i.e., reasonable) past perfect progressive. I challenge you >> to find one. I'll bet you can't do it. >> >> .brad.21dec10. (Winter Solstice) >> To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web >> interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select >> "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/