Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous naglašava trajanje aktivnosti prije nekog trenutka ili događaja u prošlosti. Tvori se od had been + glagol s nastavkom -ing.
Tvorba
| Potvrdno | Odrično | Upitno |
|---|---|---|
| I had been reading. | I had not been reading. | Had I been reading? |
| She had been reading. | She had not been reading. | Had she been reading? |
| They had been reading. | They had not been reading. | Had they been reading? |
Had been je isti za sva lica. Had not skraćuje se u hadn’t. U ovom vremenu ne zamjenjujemo had oblikom have.
Trajanje prije druge radnje
I had been waiting for three hours before the bus arrived.Čekao/la sam tri sata prije nego što je autobus stigao.
By noon, she had been working for five hours.Do podneva je već radila pet sati.
For navodi trajanje, a since početak: He had been working there since January. Drugi prošli trenutak može biti naveden u istoj rečenici ili već poznat iz razgovora.
Uzrok vidljiv u prošlosti
He was tired because he had been running.Bio je umoran jer je trčao.
Aktivnost je mogla prestati neposredno prije tog prošlog trenutka. Naglasak je na aktivnosti ili njenom trajanju, a ne na broju završenih rezultata.
Razlika u odnosu na Past Perfect
She had written three letters.Napisala je tri pisma; naglasak je na rezultatu.
She had been writing letters all morning.Pisala je pisma cijelo jutro; naglasak je na trajanju.
Glagole stanja obično koristimo u jednostavnom obliku: I had known him for years.
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