La duración de una acción que estuvo en curso hasta otro momento del pasado.
Línea de tiempo
1 · Uso
¿Cuándo se usa?
Duración hasta un momento del pasado
They had been playing for two hours when it started to rain.
Llevaban dos horas jugando cuando empezó a llover.
I had been working there for five years when I got promoted.
Llevaba cinco años trabajando allí cuando me ascendieron.
Causa visible de una situación pasada
The ground was wet because it had been raining.
El suelo estaba mojado porque había estado lloviendo.
She was tired because she had been studying all night.
Estaba cansada porque había pasado la noche estudiando.
2 · Forma
Estructura
Afirmativa
Sujeto + had been + verbo-ing
I had been playing
Negativa
Sujeto + had not been + verbo-ing
I hadn't been playing
Interrogativa
Had + sujeto + been + verbo-ing?
Had I been playing?
3 · Conjugación
Conjugación con play
| Sujeto | Afirmativa | Negativa | Interrogativa |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | had been playing | I hadn't been playing | Had I been playing? |
| You | had been playing | You hadn't been playing | Had you been playing? |
| He, she, it | had been playing | He hadn't been playing | Had he been playing? |
| We | had been playing | We hadn't been playing | Had we been playing? |
| They | had been playing | They hadn't been playing | Had they been playing? |
4 · Pistas
Expresiones de tiempo
5 · Reglas
Reglas y notas
Es al past perfect lo que el present perfect continuous es al present perfect: el foco está en la duración y el proceso. No se usa con verbos de estado: She had known him for years (no "had been knowing").
6 · Cuidado
Errores comunes
I had been knowing him for years.
I had known him for years.
She had been study all night.
She had been studying all night.
7 · Práctica
Practica
Completa con el Past perfect continuous del verbo entre paréntesis y pulsa Revisar.
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