Прошедшее совершенное продолженное время
Функции прошедшего совершенного продолженного времени
Прошедшее совершенное продолженное время соотносится с настоящим совершенным продолженным временем, но ссылается на время раньше, чем 'до настоящего момента'. Как и с настоящим совершенным продолженным временем, нас больше интересует процесс .
Примеры
- Had you been waiting long before the taxi arrived?
- We had been trying to open the door for five minutes when Jane found her key.
- It had been raining hard for several hours and the streets were very wet.
- Her friends had been thinking of calling the police when she walked in.
Такая форма также употребляется в косвенной речи. Она является эквивалентом прошедшего продолженного времени и настоящего совершенного продолженного времени в прямой речи:
- Jane said, "I have been gardening all afternoon." = Jane said she had been gardening all afternoon.
- When the police questioned him, John said, "I was working late in the office that night." = When the police questioned him, John told them he had been working late in the office that night.
Образование прошедшего совершенного продолженного времени
Прошедшее совершенное продолженное время состоит из двух элементов - форма прошедшего совершенного времени глагола to be (=had been) + причастие настоящего времени (основа+ing).
| Субъект | had been | глагол + ing |
|---|---|---|
| I | had been | walking |
| Утвердительная форма | ||
| She | had been | trying |
| Отрицательная форма | ||
| She | hadn't been | sleeping |
| Вопросительная форма | ||
| Had you | been | eating? |
| Отрицательно-вопросительная форма | ||
| Hadn't they | been | living? |
To buy, прошедшее совершенное продолженное время
| Утвердительная форма | Отрицательная форма | Вопросительная форма |
|---|---|---|
| I had been buying | I hadn't been buying | Had I been buying? |
| You had been buying | You hadn't been buying? | Had you been buying |
| She had been buying | She hadn't been buying | Had she been buying? |
| We had been buying | We hadn't been buying | Had we been buying? |
| They had been buying | They hadn't been buying | Had they been buying? |