Konstrukcja

TWIERDZENIE:
he/I/they + had + been + V1 + ing

PRZECZENIE:
he/I/they + hadn't + been + V1 + ing

PYTANIE:
Had you/he/I/they + been + V1 + ing?

Zastosowanie:

• Czynność trwała przez dłuższy czas lub wielokrotnie się powtarzała wcześniej niż inna czynność w czasie przeszłym, o której już wspominaliśmy.
  • He failed the exam because he had been spending too much time at parties.
  • He had been driving for 4 hours when the accidenr happened.
  • When I enter the class, they had already been writing a test for ten minutes.
  • By that time he had already been living in Wroclaw for 4 years.
• Mowa zależna [dla zrelacjonowania Past Continuous]
  • He said he had been playing football all Monday.