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Das Past Perfect Continuous

Du verwendest das Past Perfect Continuous um auszudrücken, dass die Handlung vor einem  bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit begonnen hatte und zu diesem Punkt noch nicht beendet war.

Beispiele

I had been learning
He had been playing

Bildung

Subjekt + "had" + "been" + Verb-ing

Für Ausnahmen der -ing Form beim Schreiben, klicke hier.

Aussagen (Statements)

I had been reading for an hour
you had been playing for an hour
he had been playing for an hour
she had been playing for an hour
it had been playing for an hour
we had been playing for an hour
you had been playing for an hour
they had been playing for an hour

Fragen (Questions) im Past Perfect Continuous

"Ja" - "Nein" Fragen

Had I been playing?  
Had you been playing?
Had he been playing?
Had she been playing?
Had it been playing?
Had we been playing?
Had you been playing?
Had they been playing?

"Ja" Kurzantworten

Yes, I had.
Yes, you had.
Yes, he had.
Yes, she had.
Yes, it had.
Yes, we had.
Yes, you had.
Yes, they had.

 

"Nein" Kurzantworten

No, I hadn't.
No, you hadn't.
No, he hadn't.
No, she hadn't.
No, it hadn't.
No, we hadn't.
No, you hadn't.
No, they hadn't.

W-Fragen im Past Perfect Continuous

Fragewörter

What - Was
Where - Wo
When - Wann
Who - Wer
Why - Warum

What had I been doing?
What had you been doing?
What had he been doing?
What had she been doing?
What had it been doing?
What had we been doing?
What had you been doing?
What had they been doing?

Verneinungen (Negative Forms)

Verneinungen im Past Perfect Continuous werden mit dem Wort "not" gebildet.

I had not been playing
you had not been playing
he had not been playing
she had not been playing
it had not been playing
we had not been playing
you had not been playing
they had not been playing

Beim Sprechen verwenden wir Abkürzungen - "not" wird zu "n't".

I hadn't been playing
you hadn't been playing
he hadn't been playing
she hadn't been playing
it hadn't been playing
we hadn't been playing
you hadn't been playing
they hadn't been playing

 

Verwendung (Use)

Du verwendest das Past Perfect Continuous, um über Folgendes zu sprechen:

  • eine Handlung die in der Vergangenheit vor einen anderen Handlung begonnen hatte und noch andauerte.

I had been waiting for him for 40 minutes before he arrived.

  • mit FOR und SINCE

She had been learning English for eight years before she went to England.

  • mit den Ausdrücken "all day", "all morning". Eine Handlung ohne Unterbrechung stattfand.

I had been working all morning.

 

 

Stative Verbs

Es gibt so genannte Stative Verbs (state=Zustand) -  Zustandsverben, die normalerweise keine Progressive Form haben. Diese Verben beschreiben oft Zustände, Gedankn, oder Gefühle, die einige Zeit andauern.

I had known him
I had been knowing him

Klicke hier mehr über die Stative Verbs zu erfahren.

Signalwörter im Past Perfect Continuous

  • since / for - seit
  • all day / the whole day - den ganzen Tag