Past Perfect Continous
Tvorba
POTVRDNI OBLIK
Potvrdni oblik ovog vremena se tvori od prošlog (potvrdnog oblika) pomoćnog glagola to have, oblika been koji je isti za sva lica i sadašnjeg participa glavnog glagola koji stavljamo u ovo vrijeme i kojim ga prevodimo.
JEDNINA
I had been reading (read + ing) – ja sam Äitao
You had been reading – ti si Äitao
He had been reading - on je Äitao
She had been reading – ona je Äitala
It had been reading – ono je Äitalo
MNOŽINA
We had been reading – mi smo Äitali
You had been reading – vi ste Äitali
They had been reading-oni,one,ona su Äitala
UPITNI OBLIK
Upitni oblik se gradi od upitnog oblika prošlog vremena pomocnog glagola to have,oblika been za sva lica i sadašnjeg participa glavnog glagola koji stavljamo u ovo vrijeme.
JEDNINA
Had I been reading (read + ing) ? – da li sam ja Äitao ?
Had you been reading ? – da li si ti Äitao ?
Had he been reading ? - da li je on Äitao ?
Had she been reading ? – da li je ona Äitala ?
Had it been reading ? – da li je ono Äitalo ?
MNOŽINA
Had we been reading ? – da li smo mi Äitali ?
Had you been reading ? – da li ste vi Äitali ?
Had they been reading ? - da li su oni, one, ona Äitala ?
ODRICNI OBLIK
JEDNINA
I had not been reading (read + ing) – ja nisam Äitao
You had not been reading – ti nisi Äitao
He had not been reading - on ni je Äitao
She had not been reading – ona nije Äitala
It had not been reading– ono nije
MNOŽINA
We had not been reading – mi ismo Äitali
You had not been reading – vi niste Äitali
They have not been reading - oni, one, ona nisu Äitala
Upotreba
Koristi se za radnju koja je trajala duži vremenski period, a prije neke glavne radnje.
Čekala sam autobus tri sata prije nego je došao.
I had been waiting three hours for the bus before it arrived.