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A. USE
1. We use the Past Perfect Continuous to
show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in
the past. "For five minutes" and "for two weeks" are both durations which can be
used with the Past Perfect Continuous. Notice that this is related to the
Present Perfect Continuous; however, the duration does not continue until now.
Past Perfect Continuous geçmişte
başlayıp, yine geçmişte belirli bir zamana kadar devam etmiş olan olayları ifade
etmek için kullanılır. Olay geçmişte başlamıştır ve geçmişte başka bir olay
gerçekleşmeden önce bitmiştir.
She
had been suffering from cancer for
ten years before she died.
James had been teaching English at the University for more than a year before he left
for Asia.
Note: If you do not include a duration such as "for five minutes," "for two weeks" or "since Friday", many English speakers choose to use the Past Continuous. There is also a difference in meaning.
B. STRUCTURE
Positive Structure:
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| You | |||
| He | |||
| She | had | been working for two hours. | |
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| We | |||
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Negative Structure:
| I | ||
| You | ||
| He | ||
| She | hadn't | been working for two hours. |
| It | ||
| We | ||
| They |
Question structure:
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| You | |||
| Had | He | ||
| Hadn't | She | been working for two hours? | |
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| We | |||
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