Lección 11: The past perfect continuous.

Usamos el past perfect continuous para describir una acción que tuvo lugar durante un periodo de tiempo que acabó antes del momento en que se habla.
Ej: I had been swimming in the sea.--> Estuve nadando en el mar. The children had been playing with matches.--> Los niños habían estado jugando con cerillas.


ESTRUCTURA:

had been + -ing


AFFIRMATIVE                                     NEGATIVE                                     QUESTIONS

I had been swimming                       I had not/hadn't been swimming                Had I been swimming?
You had been swimming                 You had not/hadn't been swimming            Had you been swimming?
He/she/It had been swimming         He/she/It had not/hadn't been swimming    Had he/she/it been swimming?

We had been swimming                  We had not/hadn't been swimming         Had we been swimming?
You had been swimming                 You had not/hadn't been swimming        Had you been swimming?
They had been swimming                They had not/hadn't been swimming       Had they been swimming?



PRÓXIMA LECCIÓN: The future simple.