B2 · PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Past Perfect Continuous
Geçmişteki bir andan önce bir süredir devam eden eylemler için had been + -ing kullanırız. Bütün öznelerde biçim aynıdır.
- Geçmişteki bir olaya kadar süren eylem: They had been driving for hours when the car broke down.
- Geçmişteki bir durumun sebebini açıklar: She was tired because she had been working all day.
- Genelde for, since, before, when ile birlikte gelir.
Örnekler
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He had been waiting for an hour when the bus finally came.
Otobüs sonunda geldiğinde bir saattir bekliyordu.
had been + -ing + when -
The ground was wet because it had been raining.
Yer ıslaktı çünkü yağmur yağmıştı (yağıyordu).
geçmiş durumun sebebi -
They had been living in London before they moved to Paris.
Paris’e taşınmadan önce Londra’da yaşıyorlardı.
before ile önceki süreç
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When I finally found the café, my friends (boşluk) for over half an hour.
- have been waiting
- had been waiting
- are waiting
- has been waited
-
The children were dirty because they (boşluk) in the mud all afternoon.
- have been playing
- are playing
- had been playing
- had been play
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He (boşluk) at the company for ten years before he was finally promoted.
- has been working
- had been working
- is working
- works
-
How long (boşluk) the piano before you gave your first concert?
- had you been playing
- have you been playing
- did you been playing
- you had been playing
-
I was out of breath because I (boşluk) to catch the bus.
- have been running
- am running
- had been run
- had been running
-
They had been (boşluk) in the tent for hours when the storm finally ended.
- sit
- to sit
- sitting
- sits
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