Uso
El pretérito pluscuamperfecto continuo o "past perfect continuous" se usa para una acción que se estaba realizando u ocurriendo en el pasado antes de otra acción ya pasada.
He had been repairing the car before they went.
Él había estado reparando el coche antes de que ellos se fueran.
El past perfect continuous se diferencia del "past perfect" en que pone el énfasis en la acción en desarrollo, mientras que el "past perfect" la contempla como acabada.
She had been crying when I found her.
Había estado llorando cuando la encontré (énfasis en la duración de la acción).
She had cried when I found her.
Había llorado cuando la encontré (acción finalizada).
Formación del 'past perfect continuous'
Afirmativo
Sujeto + had + been + verbo en forma -ing + ...
Forma corta | Forma larga |
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I had been working | I'd been working |
You had been working | You'd been working |
He had been working | He'd been working |
She had been working | She'd been working |
It had been working | It'd been working |
We had been working | We'd been working |
You had been working | You'd been working |
They had been working | They'd been working |
I'd been cooking for you. | Había estado cocinando para ti. |
You had been reading since this morning. | Habías estado leyendo desde esta mañana. |
He'd been playing the piano. | Había estado tocando el piano. |
She had been living here. | Había estado viviendo aquí. |
It'd been ringing for ten minutes. | Había estado sonando durante diez minutos. |
We had been studying Maths. | Habíamos estado estudiando matemáticas. |
You'd been playing football. | Habíais estado jugando al fútbol. |
They had been riding a horse. | Habían estado montando a caballo. |
Negativo
El negativo tiene dos formas:
Forma larga | Sujeto + had + not + been + v. en forma -ing + ... |
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Forma corta | Sujeto + hadn't + been + v. en forma -ing + ... |
Forma larga | Forma corta |
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I had not been working | I hadn't been working |
You had not been working | You hadn't been working |
He had not been working | He hadn't been working |
She had not been working | She hadn't been working |
It had not been working | It hadn't been working |
We had not been working | We hadn't been working |
You had not been working | You hadn't been working |
They had not been working | They hadn't been working |
Ejemplos
I hadn't been painting your house. | No había estado pintando tu casa. |
You had not been teaching me anything. | No habías estado enseñándome nada. |
He hadn't been living here. | No había estado viviendo aquí. |
She had not been reading my book. | No había estado leyendo mi libro. |
It hadn't been raining since April. | No había estado lloviendo desde abril. |
We had not been playing football. | No habíamos estado jugando al fútbol. |
You had not been gardening all day. | No habíais estado arreglando el jardín todo el día. |
They hadn't been waiting for two hours. | No habían estado esperando dos horas. |
Interrogativo
Afirmativo
Had + sujeto + been + verbo en forma -ing
Negativo
Had + sujeto + not + been + verbo en forma -ing |
Hadn't + sujeto + been + verbo en forma -ing |
Afirmativo | Negativo | |
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Had I been working? | Had I not been working? | Hadn't I been working? |
Had you been working? | Had you not been working? | Hadn't you been working? |
Had he been working? | Had he not been working? | Hadn't he been working? |
Had she been working? | Had she not been working? | Hadn't she been working? |
Had it been working? | Had it not been working? | Hadn't it been working? |
Had we been working? | Had we not been working? | Hadn't we been working? |
Had you been working? | Had you not been working? | Hadn't you been working? |
Had they been working? | Had they not been working? | Hadn't they been working? |
Ejemplos
Had I been dancing for too long? | ¿Había estado bailando mucho tiempo? |
When had you been learning karate? | ¿Cuándo habías estado aprendiendo kárate? |
Had he not been drinking too much? | ¿No había estado bebiendo mucho? |
Why had she been crying? | ¿Por qué había estado llorando? |
Had it been barking the whole night? | ¿Había estado ladrando durante toda la noche? |
Hadn't we been driving since that morning? | ¿No habíamos estado conduciendo desde aquella mañana? |
Had you been sleeping in their house? | ¿Habíais estado durmiendo en su casa? |
Where had you been planting new roses? | ¿Dónde habíais estado plantando las rosas nuevas? |
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Ejercicios
Pon el verbo entre paréntesis en la forma adecuada del 'past perfect continuous'.
He'd (had) been working
had been doing
I'd not (had not / hadn't) been reading
Had her secretary been writing
They'd not (had not / hadn't) been running
Had she been sleeping
they'd (had) been waiting
Had she not been cooking / Hadn't she been cooking
Had their children not been playing / Hadn't their children been playing
He'd (had) been crying
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