Why do we use the Past Perfect Continuous in: I was tired because I had been working ?
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Why do we use the Past Perfect Continuous in: 'I was tired because I had been working'?
A
To show an action starting in the present.
B
To describe the reason for a state in the past.
C
To list main events in a story.
D
To describe a permanent fact.
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