What does the sentence focus on? The startup failed because it had been ignoring market trends., A single mistake made at one moment, An action that continued for a period before the failure, A future business plan, A general habit in the present, When did the preparation happen? By the time the investor arrived, the team had been preparing the pitch., After the investor arrived, At the same moment the investor arrived, For a period of time before the investor arrived, Only once, just before the arrival, What does “had been negotiating” tell us? The CEO was exhausted because she had been negotiating with clients all day., She negotiated one time onlyTo describe a finished result only, She is negotiating now, She will negotiate in the future, She was negotiating for many hours before that moment, What does this sentence suggest? The entrepreneur struggled because she hadn’t been networking enough.What does “hadn’t been networking” mean?, She never networked in her life., She is networking a lot now, She did not spend enough time networking before that moment, She will start networking in the future, What is the main use of the past perfect continuous?, To describe completed actions in the present, To describe actions happening right now, To talk about future plans, To emphasize an ongoing action before a past moment or result

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