Czas Past Perfect Continuous
Zastosowanie czasu Past Perfect Continuous
Czas przeszły Past Perfect Continuous odpowiada czasowi teraźniejszemu Present Perfect Continuous, ale odnosi się do przeszłości. Tak jak w przypadku czasu Present Perfect Continuous, interesuje nas bardziej przebieg czynności lub wydarzenia.
Przykłady
- Had you been waiting long before the taxi arrived?
- We had been trying to open the door for five minutes when Jane found her key.
- It had been raining hard for several hours and the streets were very wet.
- Her friends had been thinking of calling the police when she walked in.
Czasu tego używamy również w mowie zależnej, jest on odpowiednikiem czasu Past Continuous oraz Present Perfect Continuous w mowie niezależnej:
- Jane said, "I have been gardening all afternoon." = Jane said she had been gardening all afternoon.
- When the police questioned him, John said, "I was working late in the office that night." = When the police questioned him, John told them he had been working late in the office that night.
Tworzenie czasu Past Perfect Continuous
Czas Past Perfect Continuous składa się z dwóch elementów: formy czasu Past Perfect czasownika to be (=had been) + imiesłowu czasu teraźniejszego (forma podstawowa + końcówka -ing).
| Podmiot | had been | czasownik + końcówka -ing |
|---|---|---|
| I | had been | walking |
| Zdanie twierdzące | ||
| She | had been | trying |
| Zdanie przeczące | ||
| She | hadn't been | sleeping |
| Zdanie pytające | ||
| Had you | been | eating? |
| Zdanie pytające z przeczeniem | ||
| Hadn't they | been | living? |
„To buy ” w czasie Past Perfect Continuous
| Zdanie twierdzące | Zdanie przeczące | Zdanie pytające |
|---|---|---|
| I had been buying | I hadn't been buying | Had I been buying? |
| You had been buying | You hadn't been buying | Had you been buying? |
| She had been buying | She hadn't been buying | Had she been buying? |
| We had been buying | We hadn't been buying | Had we been buying? |
| They had been buying | They hadn't been buying | Had they been buying? |