PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

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Past Perfect Continuous =
had been + verb-ing

Jedna forma dla wszystkich osób.

Zdania twierdzące

osoba + had been + verb-ing

• I had been studying for hours before the exam started.

• She had been working all day.

• They had been waiting for a long time.

Zdania przeczące

osoba + had not (hadn’t) been + verb-ing

• I hadn’t been feeling well.

• They hadn’t been listening.

Pytania (Yes/No)

Had + osoba + been + verb-ing?

• Had you been working long?

• Had she been crying?

Pytania szczegółowe (Wh-)

Wh-word + had + osoba + been + verb-ing?

• How long had you been waiting?

• Why had she been shouting?

Zastosowanie Past Perfect Continuous

Opis czasu trwania czynności przed innym wydarzeniem w przeszłości

Najważniejsze!

• I had been working for 5 hours when he arrived.

• She had been studying English for years before she moved to London.

→ Odpowiada na „jak długo?”

Wyjaśnianie stanu / skutku w przeszłości

Czyli czynność trwała → efekt był widoczny:

• She was tired. She had been running.

• The ground was wet — it had been raining.

Słowa-klucze

• for

• since

• how long

• before

• by the time

• all day / all morning

Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous

Trik:
Jeśli zdanie wskazuje na „jak długo?”, wybierasz Past Perfect Continuous.

Typowe błędy

I had been study
I had been studying

Had been you working?
Had you been working?