To form the past perfect continuous, we use "had been" + the present participle of the main verb. It is nearly identical in structure to the present perfect continuous tense, except for what?More...Discuss
The January Uprising began as a spontaneous rebellion of young Poles in Russian Poland against conscription into the Imperial Russian Army. They were soon joined by Lithuanians living in the territory, but they were severely outnumbered and isolated, and they failed to win any major victories or capture any major cities. The Russians crushed the uprising and began an intensive program of Russification. During the uprising, Russian soldiers are said to have defenestrated what composer's piano?More...Discuss