Introducere

Folosim mai mult ca perfectul continuu pentru a vorbi despre o acțiune continuă din trecut care a început și continuă până începe o altă acțiune din trecut.

De exemplu:

I	had been running	for six hours by the time	I arrived	at the finish line.
	s-a întâmplat mai întâi		s-a întâmplat apoi

... or:

By the time	I arrived	at the finish line,	I had been running	for six hours.
	s-a întâmplat apoi		s-a întâmplat mai întâi

The bus was late. I had been waiting for 30 minutes when it finally arrived.

Cum se formează

Pentru a forma mai mult ca perfectul continuu folosim:
had / "hadn't been" + verbul principal cu terminația "ing".

De exemplu:

I You He / She / It We They	had (or: I'd / She'd / They'd, etc)	been	lying	in the sun for hours.
	hadn't (had not)

Had

I You He / She / It We They

been

lying

in the sun for hours?

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Exerciții

Completați propozițiile cu forma corectă a timpului mai mult ca perfect continuu pentru verbele dintre paranteze:

• Because it for days, the pitch was soaked. (rain)
   
• She the flowers so they all died. (not water)
   
• the computer? (they use)
   
• Peter for a new job for months when he finally found one in London. (look)
   

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Exerciții suplimentare

Alegeți răspunsul corect dintre a, b, c sau d.

• When the investigation began, the factory ____ toxic waste for years.


have been dumping had been dumped had been dumping has been dumping



• She ____ her brother's lifestyle for years before she died.


has been funding had been funding has funded have been funding



• ____ on you for a long time?


Had been they imposing They had been imposing Been they had imposing Had they been imposing



• We ____ the bird for long before it flew away.


not had been feeding hadn't been feeding haven't been feeding had been not feeding



• What ____ before the meeting started?


they had been doing had been they doing had they been doing has they been doing 



• ____ every night?


He had been gambling Had he been gambling Had been he gambling Been he had gambling

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