[Grammar] Past simple + Past Perfect Progressive

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Black_Parrot

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Hi.
I had thought about one sentence and tried to find answer in google... so i'm here. )))

Guys, could i say: I forgot, how amazing it had been being(for example, if i talking about feelings in the past during some action, which ended in the past(party, eating unusual food)?
First - it was amazing, than - i forgot it ))))

And 2nd question: How i could say same sentence, but, when i talking about my feelings, for example, when i was reading the book.
I forgot, how amazing that book... ?Had been? ?is?
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I red the book, which i had red many years before. I forgot how nice it had been. ????


Thank you for your help! )))
 
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"I forgot how amazing it had been [STRIKE]being[/STRIKE]."

I don't think you'll ever see 'being' used with the past perfect. 'Had been' already has a 'be' verb in it.
 

Black_Parrot

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I thought i have to use past progressive, because i want to talk about process(action) in the past... not about result of that action. :-?
 
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