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Past Perfect Continuous: Ja-Nein-Fragen
480 Lückentext-Übungen, 48 Tests mit je zehn
Stelle had vor das Subjekt. Been und die -ing-Form bleiben zusammen.
Übe diese Form
Lädt…
Deine erste Frage wird vorbereitet.
Der Bau
Nur had wandert:
You had been waiting. → Had you been waiting?
Kurzantworten wiederholen had
Had he been drinking? — Yes, he had. / No, he hadn’t.
Die Spuren der Vergangenheit lesen
Die Frage fragt meist, was einen Zustand erklärt, den jemand vorgefunden hat:
- Had it been raining? The roads were soaked.
- Had they been arguing? Nobody was speaking.
Du fragst nicht um der Vergangenheit willen, sondern nach der Ursache von etwas, das schon feststeht.
How long in der Frage
Long allein macht daraus eine Frage nach der Dauer, ohne Fragewort:
Had you been waiting long? — eine höfliche Art, sich für die Verspätung zu entschuldigen.
Wo es für Deutschsprachige schiefgeht
«Hattest du lange gewartet?» passt im Bau. → Had you been waiting long?. Die Umstellung ist deine, das been -ing ist neu.
«Hatte es geregnet?» hat zwei englische Fassungen. Had it been raining? fragt nach der nassen Straße. Had it rained? fragt, ob es überhaupt geregnet hatte. Dein Plusquamperfekt deckt beides ab.
Die höfliche Entschuldigungsfrage ist nützlich. Englisch sagt Had you been waiting long?, wenn man zu spät kommt. Deutsch sagt «Hast du lange gewartet?» — dasselbe Anliegen, eine Zeitform weniger.
Kein did, und been bleibt hinten. Did you had been waiting? häuft zwei Hilfsverben; Had been you waiting? reißt den Block auseinander. Nur had darf nach vorn.
Alle Formen
| Subjekt | Frage | Kurzantwort ja | Kurzantwort nein |
|---|---|---|---|
| jedes Subjekt | Had they been waiting? | Yes, they had. | No, they hadn't. |
Beispiele
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- Had my mother been making soup every Friday?
- Had they been traveling for hours before they reached their destination?
- Had they been watching the movie when the power went out?
- Had she been playing that video game before her mother came home?
- Had you been reading that book for weeks before you finished it?
- Had they been attending the show before it got canceled?
- Had he been working out at the gym for two hours before he felt tired?
- Had he been listening to the song for weeks before it became popular?
- Had he been writing the report before the meeting started?
- Had they been doing gardening before it started raining?
- Had he been waiting for her phone call all day long?
- Had she been cooking dinner before her guests arrived?
Fehler, die du vermeiden solltest
Falsch: Did you had been waiting? richtig: Had you been waiting?
Had fragt selbst.
Falsch: Had you been wait long? richtig: Had you been waiting long?
Das Hauptverb braucht -ing.