Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly?

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A He was living on fruits.
B He is living a happy life.
C For weeks, the intern had been living in a paying guest accommodation.
D He will be living with his parents.

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Answer: C. For weeks, the intern had been living in a paying guest accommodation.

Past Perfect Continuous requires "had been" + verb-ing, indicating an action began in the past and continued up to another point in the past.

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Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly?

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