Past Perfect Continuous (Past Perfect Progressive)
Das Past Perfect Continuous zeigt, dass eine Handlung in der Vergangenheit andauerte, bevor eine andere Handlung oder Zeit kam. Es betont die Dauer oder Kontinuität der früheren Aktivität.
Das Past Perfect Continuous wird mit had been + der -ing-Form des Verbs gebildet. Die gleiche Form wird für alle Subjekte verwendet (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
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Bejahte Form
Bilden Sie das Past Perfect Continuous mit had been + Verb-ing. Kurzformen ('d) sind in gesprochener Sprache üblich.
| Vollform | Kurzform |
|---|---|
| I had been reading for an hour | I'd been reading for an hour |
| You had been walking in the park | You'd been walking in the park |
| He had been cooking dinner | He'd been cooking dinner |
| She had been talking on the phone | She'd been talking on the phone |
| It had been raining all morning | It'd been raining all morning |
| We had been playing football | We'd been playing football |
| They had been studying English for years | They'd been studying English for years |
Verneinte Form
Fügen Sie 'not' nach 'had' ein, um Verneinungen zu bilden. Die Kurzform 'hadn't' wird häufig verwendet.
| Vollform | Kurzform |
|---|---|
| I had not been reading for long | I hadn't been reading for long |
| You had not been walking in the park | You hadn't been walking in the park |
| He had not been cooking dinner | He hadn't been cooking dinner |
| She had not been talking on the phone | She hadn't been talking on the phone |
| It had not been raining all morning | It hadn't been raining all morning |
| We had not been playing football | We hadn't been playing football |
| They had not been studying English for years | They hadn't been studying English for years |
Ja/Nein-Fragen
Stellen Sie 'had' vor das Subjekt, um Fragen zu bilden.
Beispiele:
- Had I been reading before you arrived?
- Had you been walking in the park earlier?
- Had he been cooking when the guests arrived?
- Had she been talking on the phone for long?
- Had it been raining all morning?
- Had we been playing football before it started raining?
- Had they been studying English for years before moving?
W-Fragen
Beginnen Sie mit einem Fragewort, dann verwenden Sie had + Subjekt + been + Verb-ing.
Beispiele:
- What had I been doing before you called?
- Where had you been walking?
- Why had he been cooking for so long?
- Who had she been talking to?
- How long had it been raining?
- What had we been playing before the rain?
- How long had they been studying English?
Verwendung
Hinweis: Zustandsverben (wie know, like, believe, want) werden normalerweise nicht in kontinuierlichen Formen verwendet. Sie beschreiben Zustände statt Handlungen.
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