The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
“ Ingilizce ders leri mizin en karmaşık tense yapılarını teker teker çözmeye devam ediyoruz.
Şimdiki konumuz ise Past Perfect Continuous.
She had been suffering from flu when she was interviewed.
I had been finishing some work in the garden and hadn’t seen Sue come home.
Bill had been saving since Christmas to buy a new bike.
Bir süreklilik 'ten, devamlılıktan bahsediyorsak PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE USAGE kullanırız.
Bir durumun, olayın, veya onların etkilerinin tamamlanmasından bahsediyorsak,
PAST PERFECT TENSE kullanırız.
I had been working hard, so I felt that I deserved a holiday. (emphasises the activity)
I had worked hard, and the report was now finished. (emphasises the result)
Geçmiş zamanda bir olayın ne kadar süre ile devam ettiğini Ingilizce anlatım ı için ve bu soruya
yanıt vermek için Past Perfect Continuous Tense kullanırız.
They had been travelling for about 36 hours. (rather than they travelled)
We had been looking at the painting for about ten minutes before we realised who
the artist was. (rather than we had looked)