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Past Perfect Continuous - прошедшее совершенное длительное время

Время Past Perfect Continuous указывает на действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и либо закончилось непосредственно перед неким моментом в прошлом или все еще не закончилось к некоему моменту в прошлом.

I had been typing this text for 2 hours and then found it on the Internet.
Я набирал этот текст два часа, а потом нашел его в Интернете.

I had been waiting for his airplane for 2 hours when it was announced about delay.
Я ждал его самолет уже два часа, когда объявили о его задержке.

Образование Past Perfect Continuous

Утвердительные предложения:

I had been playing	We had been playing
You had been playing	You had been playing
He / she / it had been playing	They had been playing

Вопросительные предложения:

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

Отрицательные предложения:

I had not been playing	We had not been playing
You had not been playing	You had not been playing
He / she / it had not been playing	They had not been playing

Для того, чтобы поставить глагол в форму времени Past Perfect Continuous, требуется вспомогательный глагол to be во времени Past Perfect и причастие настоящего времени (форма V-ing) смыслового глагола.

To be во времени Past Perfect имеет единственную форму had been.

Причастие настоящего времени (Participle I) можно получить, прибавив к начальной форме значимого глагола окончание -ing:

jump – jumping

live – living

В вопросительном предложении вспомогательный глагол had выносится на место перед подлежащим, а остальная часть сказуемого располагается после него:

I saw many puddles. Had it been raining?
Я видел много луж. Шел дождь?

В отрицательных предложениях за вспомогательным глаголом had следует отрицательная частица not:

Of course he did not want to sleep! He had not been working like a horse all the week.
Разумеется, ему не хотелось спать! Он-то не работал как вол всю неделю.

Случаи употребления Past Perfect Continuous:

• Действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и закончилось непосредственно перед определенным моментом в прошлом:

We had been working hard and managed to finish the project in time.
Мы упорно работали и смогли завершить проект вовремя.

• Действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и все еще продолжалось в определенный момент в прошлом:

Her voice started to tremble. I did not realize what a hard time she had been having.
Ее голос задрожал. Я и не представлял, как тяжело ей приходилось.

Упражнения для закрепления

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect continuous).

1. We __ (sleep) for 10 hours when she woke us up.

2. They __ (wait) at the station for 60 minutes when the bus finally arrived.

3. We __ (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

4. I __ (not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

5. How long __ (learn / she) English before she went to London?

6. Boris caught the flu because he __ (walk) in the rain too long.

7. She __ (drive) less than an hour before she ran out of petrol.

8. They were very tired in the evening because they __ (work) on the farm all day.

9. I __ (not/work) all day. So I wasn't tired and went to friends later.

10. They __ (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

Put the verbs into the correct form (past simple or past perfect/continuous).

1. I __ (wait) for three hours so I was really glad when the bus finally __ (arrive).

2. Why __ (be) the baby's face so dirty? She __ (eat) chocolate.

3. I __ (see) Vanya yesterday, but he __ (run) so he was too tired to chat.

4. It __ (rain) and the road __ (be) covered with puddles.

5. When I __ (arrive) it was clear she __ (work). There were disks all over the table and books everywhere.

6. They __ (study) all day so when we __ (meet) they were exhausted.

7. The boss __ (talk) to clients via Skype for two hours so he __ (want) a break.

8. I __ (drink) coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I__ (feel) really weird.

9. Julia __ (want) a new car, so she was really pleased when she __ (buy) one.

10. I __ (dream) about a holiday in Italy. I couldn't believe it when my wife __ (book) one as a surprise!