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Past perfect continuous: frases afirmativas
450 ejercicios de huecos, 45 tests de diez
Had been para todos los sujetos, y después el verbo con -ing.
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La estructura
Nada concuerda con el sujeto: had been es igual para todos.
I had been working. She had been working. They had been working.
La forma corta es ’d been: I’d been, she’d been, they’d been.
El momento pasado suele nombrarse
Como el tiempo mide hasta un punto, la frase casi siempre dice cuál:
- By the time the guests arrived, she had been cooking for five hours.
- He had been living in Oslo before he moved here.
Sin ese anclaje la frase queda a medias.
for y since
El mismo reparto de siempre: for con una duración, since con un punto de partida.
They had been driving for eight hours / …since six in the morning.
Dos pasos atrás en un relato
Una narración en past simple puede retroceder dos veces: una para un hecho anterior, otra para la actividad que llenó el tiempo previo:
She opened the door. He had been sitting there since noon, and he had not moved.
Dónde se tuerce para un hispanohablante
«Llevaban desde el amanecer haciendo cola» se reconstruye como They had been queueing since dawn: el inglés pone el auxiliar delante y la duración al final.
Y conviene vigilar been frente a being: la pieza fija es been.
Todas las formas
| Sujeto | Forma completa | Forma corta |
|---|---|---|
| todos los sujetos | had been working | I'd been working |
Ejemplos
Tomados de las 450 frases de este ejercicio. La respuesta va resaltada.
- The students had been working on their essays all day and were relieved when they finally finished.
- They had been playing basketball every evening before one of them injured their ankle.
- The team had been practicing hard all season before they won the championship.
- I had been waiting for that job for months before they finally offered it to me.
- He had been taking the exam for three hours before he finished.
- She had been studying English for years before she became fluent.
- He had been searching for a job for months before he finally got an offer.
- She had been writing letters to him for years before they met.
- The chef had been cooking the meal for hours before serving it to the customers.
- We had been reading that book for days before we finally finished it.
- She had been doing her homework before watching TV.
- We had been watching a movie for an hour when the projector suddenly stopped working.
Errores que evitar
Incorrecto: I'd been wait for hours. correcto: I'd been waiting for hours.
El verbo principal lleva -ing.
Incorrecto: He had being working. correcto: He had been working.
La parte fija es been, no being.