Past perfect continuous

Grammatica > Verbi > Il Passato

Forma Uso Esercizi

	Past Perfect Continous
Forma Affermativa	Forma Negativa		Forma Interrogativa
	Intera	Contratta
I had been playing	I had not been playing	I hadn't been playing	Had I been playing?
You had been playing	You had not been playing	You hadn't been playing	Had you been playing?
He had been playing	He had not been playing	He hadn't been playing	Had he been playing?
She had been playing	She had not been playing	She hadn't been playing	Had she been playing?
It had been playing	It had not been playing	It hadn't been playing	Had it beenplaying?
We had been playing	We had not been playing	We hadn't been playing	Had we been playing?
You had been playing	You had not been playing	You hadn't been playing	Had you beenplaying?
They had been playing	They had not been playing	They hadn't been playing	Had they been playing?

Forma Interrogativa-Negativa	Risposte brevi - Short answers
Hadn't I been playing?	Yes, I had	No, I had not/hadn't
Hadn't you playing?	Yes, you had	No, you had not/hadn't
Hadn't he playing?	Yes, he had	No, he had not/hadn't
Hadn't she playing?	Yes, she had	No, she had not/hadn't
Hadn't it playing?	Yes, it had	No, it had not/hadn't
Hadn't we playing?	Yes, we had	No, we had not/hadn't
Hadn't you playing?	Yes, you had	No, you had not/hadn't
Hadn't they playing?	Yes, they had	No, they had not/hadn't

Quando si usa il Past Perfect Continuous

Il Past Perfect Continuous è un tempo verbale usato per esprimere un'azione che aveva avuto inizio nel passato e che è continuata fino a un altro punto nel passato, spesso influenzando o correlando con un'altra azione. Questo tempo verbale è particolarmente utile per enfatizzare la durata di un'azione o uno stato prima di un evento specifico.

Durata fino a un certo punto nel passato: Per descrivere un'azione in corso che si è protratta fino a un certo momento nel passato.

He had been working there for five years before he got promoted. Lavorava lì da cinque anni prima di essere promosso.

Causa di un evento nel passato: Spesso utilizzato per spiegare la causa di una condizione o di un evento nel passato.

She was tired because she had been studying all night. Era stanca perché aveva studiato tutta la notte.

Enfasi sulla durata dell'azione: Utilizzato per mettere in evidenza quanto tempo un'azione era in corso prima di un certo punto.

By the time the concert ended, they had been playing for three hours. Quando il concerto finì, avevano suonato per tre ore

vai agli esercizi