Past Perfect Continuous – время в английском языке, обозначающее длительное действие, завершившееся в прошлом.

Круг задач Past Perfect Continuous (прошедшее совершенное длительное время) строго ограничен. Оно всегда привязано к какому-то контексту: другому действию или моменту в прошлом. Кроме того, это время часто заменяется в речи на другое прошедшее время – Past Perfect. Поэтому на начальных этапах овладения английским языком Past Perfect Continuous не изучается.

Как образуется Past Perfect Continuous

Утверждение

В утвердительном предложении мы будем использовать вспомогательный глагол to be во времени Past Perfect – had been. К основному глаголу добавится окончание —ing.

I/He/She/It/We/You/They + had been + глагол-ing
I had been* waiting. – Я ждал. He had been singing. – Он пел. She had been walking. – Она гуляла. It had been ringing*. – Оно звенело.	We had been* learning. – Мы учили. You had been building. – Вы строили. They had been swimming*. – Они плавали.

I/He/She/It/We/You/They + had been + глагол-ing

I had been waiting. – Я ждал.

He had been singing. – Он пел.

She had been walking. – Она гуляла.

It had been ringing. – Оно звенело.

We had been learning. – Мы учили.

You had been building. – Вы строили.

They had been swimming. – Они плавали.

Отрицание

В отрицательном предложении мы ставим отрицательную частицу not между had и been.

I/He/She/It/We/You/They + had not been + глагол-ing
I had not been* waiting. – Я не ждал. He had not been singing. – Он не пел. She had not been walking. – Она не гуляла. It had not been ringing*. – Оно не звенело.	We had not been* learning. – Мы не учили. You had not been building. – Вы не строили. They had not been swimming*. – Они не плавали.

I/He/She/It/We/You/They + had not been + глагол-ing

I had not been waiting. – Я не ждал.

He had not been singing. – Он не пел.

She had not been walking. – Она не гуляла.

It had not been ringing. – Оно не звенело.

We had not been learning. – Мы не учили.

You had not been building. – Вы не строили.

They had not been swimming. – Они не плавали.

Had been doing и had not been doing – длинные формы, поэтому в разговоре их сокращают. В утвердительных предложениях had сливается с местоимением, в отрицательных – с частицей not:

I’d been waiting.
They hadn’t been swimming.

Вопрос

В вопросе на первом месте будет had, после него подлежащее, затем been и основной глагол.

Had + I/he/she/it/we/you/they + been + глагол-ing
Had I been waiting? – Я ждал? Had he been singing? – Он пел? Had she been walking? – Она гуляла? Had it been ringing? – Оно звенело?	Had we been learning? – Мы учили? Had you been building? – Вы строили? Had they been swimming? – Они плавали?

Had + I/he/she/it/we/you/they + been + глагол-ing

Had I been waiting? – Я ждал?

Had he been singing? – Он пел?

Had she been walking? – Она гуляла?

Had it been ringing? – Оно звенело?

Had we been learning? – Мы учили?

Had you been building? – Вы строили?

Had they been swimming? – Они плавали?

Время Past Perfect Continuous не встречается на начальном уровне изучения английского языка. Кроме того, у этого времени всего три функции, поэтому мы выделили всего один уровень, где вы найдете все функции Past Perfect Continuous.

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