 Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence and give its tense: We had been talking for hours. 

 The verb phrase in the sentence is "had been talking" and its tense is Past Perfect Continuous.
 حدد عبارة الفعل في الجملة التالية وأعطِ زمنها: We had been talking for hours.

 عبارة الفعل في الجملة هي "had been talking" وزمنها هو الماضي التام المستمر.