We use it

Para referirnos a acciones que habian estado en proceso en el pasado.

Por lo general, esas acciones que habian estado en proceso (las cuales se escriben en Pasado Perfecto Continuo), fueron interrumpidas por otra accion (que se escribe en Pasado Simple).

Este tiempo verbal sirve para hablar sobre situaciones que estuvieron en proceso por un periodo de tiempo, por lo que generalmente usamos las preposiciones

For (por) - Since (desde).

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Auxiliar "Had".

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Sujeto + Had + Been + Verbo con –Ing al final + el resto de la oracion.

Para escribir oraciones Afirmativas, despues del Sujeto se escribe el Auxiliar "Had" seguido de la palabra "Been". Luego se escribe el Verbo Principal agregandole –Ing al final (eso indica que la accion estaba es progreso).

  • Examples

    I had been studying for hours when I fell asleep.

    (Yo habia estado estudiando por horas cuando me quede dormido).

    La accion en progreso en pasado perfecto continuo fue interrumpida por la accion en pasado simple.

    Tom bought the house that he had been dreaming about since he was a child.

    (Tom compro la casa con la que el habia estado soñando desde que era un niño).

Sujeto + Had Not + Been + Verbo Principal con –Ing al final + el resto de la oracion.

La estructura en Negativo es igual al Afirmativo pero el Auxiliar se niega, o sea que se escribe

Had Not (Hadn't).

  • Examples

    They had not been living together for long when they broke up.

    (Ellos no habian estado viviendo juntos por mucho tiempo cuando se separaron).

    He hadn't been playing long when it started raining.

    (El no habia estado jugando mucho tiempo cuando empezo a llover).

    When the teacher came in, the children had not been speaking loudly.

    (Cuando la maestra entro, los chicos no habian estado hablando fuerte).

Had + Sujeto + Been + verbo con –Ing al final + el resto de la oracion…?

En la forma interrogativa, el auxiliar "Had" se escribe antes del Sujeto.

  • Examples

    Had you been studying for a long time before the competition?

    (Habias estado estudiando por mucho tiempo antes de la competencia?).

    Had she been working for a long time at the office when she was fired?

    (Ella habia estado trabajando por mucho tiempo en la oficina cuando fue despedida?).

    Had he been running too much when he started feeling sick?

    (El habia estado corriendo mucho cuando se empezo a sentir mal?).

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The baby _ _ _ _ _ when his mother arrived.

had be crying

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had been crying

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has been crying

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Tina _ _ _ _ _ watching TV.

hadn't been

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hadn't watched

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had to be

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_ _ _ _ _ from California?

She had been driving

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Had she been driving

You did it!

Had she been drive

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My uncle _ _ _ _ _ here for ages!

had not to be singing

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had not been sing

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had not been singing

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They _ _ _ _ _ before.

had been playing

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had playing

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had been play

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It's used to talk about actions in progress in the Past.

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You did it!

False

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The action in Past Perfect Continuous is generally interrupted by another action in Present.

True

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False

That´s it!

We generally use prepositions like FOR and SINCE.

True

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False

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The main verb is always conjugated in the Participle form.

True

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Well done!

When she arrived, the boys _ _ _ _ _ the bedroom.

had cleaning

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had been cleaning

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Did

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I _ _ _ _ _ when it became dark.

hadn't been running

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didn't have running

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hadn't been run

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_ _ _ _ _ they been studying before the test?

Have

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Had

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Did

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Susan had been _ _ _ _ _ for hours.

cooked

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cook

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cooking

You did it!

The action in Past Perfect Continuous is generally interrupted by an action in the Past.

True

That´s it!

False

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The main verb always ends with the –ING form.

True

Correct answer!

False

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