Past Perfect Continuous
Se formeaza cu Past Perfect Simple al verbului "to be", la care se adauga forma -ing a verbului de conjugat.
Afirmativ
I had been working.
Negativ
I had not (hadn't) been working.
Interogativ
Had I been working?
Aceste forme se pastreaza la toate
persoanele.
Timpul Past Perfect Continuous arata o actiune in plina
desfasurare intre doua momente trecute. De asemenea, cānd in aceeasi fraza in
propozitia principala se afla un verb la Past Tense, Past Perfect Continuous
poate prelua functiile lui Present Perfect Cotinuous in propozitia secundara.
Ex. When he entered the room, she had been typing for one
hour.
(Cānd el a intrat in camera, ea batea la masina de o ora.)
After John had been watching TV for 10 minutes, he got
bored.
(Dupa ce John privise (a privit) la televizor 10 minute, s-a
plictisit.)
He said it had been raining for three days.
(El a spus ca ploua de trei zile.)
Dupa cum se observa, acest timp se poate traduce cu mai mult
ca perfectul, perfectul compus sau imperfectul din limba romāna.
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