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Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous opisuje radnju koja je neko vrijeme bila u tijeku prije neke druge radnje ili trenutka u prošlosti. Tvori se s had been + glagol s nastavkom -ing. Naglašava trajanje ranije radnje.

KADA KORISTITI

Koristi ga kada želiš naglasiti koliko je dugo neka radnja trajala do određenog trenutka u prošlosti. Koristi se i kada objašnjavaš uzrok neke prošle situacije.

STRUKTURA

positiveS+had been+V-ing

She had been studying for three hours before the exam.

Ona **je učila** tri sata prije ispita.

negativeS+hadn't been+V-ing

They hadn't been waiting long when the bus arrived.

**Nisu** dugo **čekali** kad je stigao autobus.

questionHad+S+been+V-ing?

Had you been working there long before you quit?

**Jesi** li dugo **radio** ondje prije nego što si dao otkaz?

SIGNALNE RIJEČI

for
since
before
until
all day
how long

PRIMJERI

He had been driving for six hours when he finally stopped.
**Vozio je** šest sati kad se napokon zaustavio.
I had been waiting for an hour before she arrived.
**Čekao sam** sat vremena prije nego što je ona stigla.
They were exhausted because they had been running.
Bili su iscrpljeni jer **su trčali**.
She had been learning French for years before she moved to Paris.
Ona **je** godinama **učila** francuski prije nego što se preselila u Pariz.
Had it been raining when you left?
**Je li** kiša **padala** kad si izašao?

PRAVOPISNA PRAVILA

Većina glagola	dodaj -ing	wait → waiting, run → running
Završava na nijemi -e	izbaci -e, dodaj -ing	drive → driving, write → writing
Kratki glagol koji završava na suglasnik-samoglasnik-suglasnik	udvostruči završni suglasnik + -ing	sit → sitting, swim → swimming

ČESTE POGREŠKE

I had waited for an hour before she arrived.

I had been waiting for an hour before she arrived.

Kada želiš naglasiti trajanje radnje u tijeku prije nekog trenutka u prošlosti, koristi Past Perfect Continuous (had been + V-ing), a ne Past Perfect (had + V3)

She had been knowing him for years before they married.

She had known him for years before they married.

Glagoli stanja nemaju trajne oblike, pa umjesto toga koristi Past Perfect

Savjet

Zamisli ga kao 'prošlost prošlosti s trajanjem'. Ako Past Perfect (had done) znači 'prije toga', onda Past Perfect Continuous (had been doing) znači 'to je već neko vrijeme trajalo prije toga'. Trajni dio = trajanje.