Past Perfect Continuous Tense
USAGE
1. Geçmişteki bir olay veya andan daha önce süreklilik gösterip olay anında bitmiş ancak izlerin belirli olduğu olaylar. Yalnız başına kullanılmaz. Ya Past bir cümle veya past bir bağlam söz konusudur.
- When he first met me, I had been working as a teacher (for five years}.
- It had been snowing since Wednesday, so we couldn’t go out.
- Burt was so angry. He had been looking for you everyday for a week.
2. past perfect continuous, present perfect continuous tense’in past şeklidir.
- Her eyes are red because she has been crying.
- Her eyes were red because she had been crying.
compare:
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When we met Simon and Pat, they had been riding. (=we met after they had finished)
When we met Simon and Pat, they were riding. (=we met while they were riding)
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When I got home, water had been leaking through the roof. (=it was no longer leaking when I got there)
When I got home, water was leaking through the roof. (=it was leaking when I got there)
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