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we had workedthey had workedwe had workedthey had workedPast Perfect ContinuousIndicativeI had been workingyou had been workinghe had been workingshe had been workingit had been workingwe had been workingthey had been workingSubju nctiveI had been worki ngyou had been workinghe had been workingshe had been workingit had been workingwe had been worki ngthey had been workingThe following table summarizes the formation of the English Subj unctive tenses:Tense Auxiliary Verb FormSimple Present do bare i nfi ni tivePresent Continuous be present participlePresent Perfect have past participlePresent Perfect Continuous have been present participleSimple Past did bare i nfi ni tivePast Continuous were present participlePast Perfect had past participlePast Perfect Continuous had been present participle3. Formal commands and requestsThe Simple Present Subjunctive was once more extensively used than it is today. Inmodern American English, the Simple Present Subj unctive is still used in clausesbeginning with the word that which express formal commands or requests. In thefollowing examples, the word that is printed in bold type, and the verbs in the SimplePresent Subjunctive are underlined.e.g. They requested that she arrive early.It is important that they be present at the meeting.The demand that he provide identification will create a delay.The main clauses of the preceding examples are they requested, it is important andthe demand will create a delay. In the first example, the verb requested is in theSimple Past; in the second example, the verb is is in the Simple Present; and in thethird example, the verb will create is in the Simple Future.