| Past Perfect Progressive o Past Perfect Continuous |
| PAST PERFECT TO BE + forma -ING del verbo |
Consultare il gerundio dei verbi all'interno della grammatica per la costruzione della forma ING
SOGGETTO + PAST PERFECT TO BE + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
| TO WORK | Esempi |
|
I had been working I'd* been working |
I had been working hard that week = Lavoravo molto quella settimana |
|
you
had been working you'd been working |
You had been working all night long = Lavoravi tutta la notte |
|
he
had been working he'd been working |
Bob had been working in London = Bob stava lavorando |
|
she
had been working she'd been working |
She had been working as a teacher = Lavorava come insegnante |
|
it
had been working it'd been working |
It had been working very well = Funzionava molto bene |
|
we
had been working we'd been working |
We had been working at home= Stavamo lavorando a casa |
|
you
had been working you'd been working |
You had been working together = Stavate lavorando insieme |
|
they
had been working they'd been working |
They had been working here = Stavano lavorando qui |
*La forma contratta 'D è quella più usata nel linguaggio colloquiale.
SOGGETTO + PAST PERFECT TO BE + NOT + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
| TO WORK |
Esempi |
| I hadn't been working | I hadn't been working hard that week = Non stavo lavorando molto quella settimana |
| you hadn't been working | You hadn't been working all night long = Non stavo lavorando tutta la notte |
| he hadn't been working | Bob hadn't been working in London = Bob non lavorava a Londra |
| she hadn't been working | She hadn't been working as a teacher = Non lavorava come insegnante |
| it hadn't been working | It hadn't been working very well = Non funzionava molto bene |
| we hadn't been working | We hadn't been working at home = Non stavamo lavorando a casa |
| you hadn't been working | You hadn't been working together = Non stavate lavorando insieme |
| they hadn't been working | They hadn't been working here = Non lavoravano qui |
HAD + SOGGETTO + BEEN + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
| TO WORK | Esempi |
| Had I been working | Had I been working hard that week? = Stavo lavorando molto quella settimana? |
| Had you been working | Had you been working all night long? = Lavoravi tutta la notte? |
| Had he been working | Had Bob been working in London? = Bob lavorava a Londra? |
| Had she been working | Had she been working as a teacher? = Lavorava come insegnante? |
| Had it been working | Had it been working well? = Stava funzionando bene? |
| Had we been working | Had we been working for nothing? = Stavamo lavorando per niente? |
| Had you been working | Had you been working together? = Lavoravate insieme? |
| Had they been working | Had they been working here? = Stavano lavorando qui? |
HAD + NOT + SOGGETTO + BEEN + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
| TO WORK |
Esempi |
| Hadn't I been working | Hadn't I been working hard that week? = Non stavo lavorando molto quella settimana? |
| Hadn't you been working | Hadn't you been working all night long? = Non stavi lavorando tutta la notte? |
| Hadn't he been working | Hadn't Bob been working in London? = Bob non lavorava a Londra? |
| Hadn't she been working | Hadn't she been working as a teacher? = Non lavorava come insegnante? |
| Hadn't it been working | Hadn't it been working well? = Non stava funzionando bene? |
| Hadn't we been working | Hadn't we been working for you? = Non stavamo lavorando per te? |
| Hadn't you been working | Hadn't you been working together? = Non lavoravate insieme? |
| Hadn't they been working | Hadn't they been working here? = Non lavoravano qui? |
Nelle risposte brevi, dopo "Yes" o "No" si usa sempre il pronome personale e la voce del verbo TO HAVE.
Had you been walking all night long? Yes, I had/No, I hadn't = Avevi camminato tutta la notte? Sì/No
Had Bob been flying to London when his baby was born? Yes, he had/No, he hadn't = Bob stava volando a Londra quando è nato suo figlio? Sì/No
Il PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
o CONTINUOUS si usa in inglese per descrivere la durata di un'azione,
o di uno stato in corso, prima che
Nella lingua italiana si traduce con il tempo imperfetto dell'indicativo o con STARE + GERUNDIO del verbo
Es: I had been working for hours, when it started to rain = Lavoravo/Stavo lavorando da ore quando iniziò a piovere
Si usa inoltre con FOR e SINCE con riferimento a verbi di azione quando si vuole sottolinearne la durata nel passato
Es: She had been looking for me since ten = Mi cercava/stava cercando dalle 10
