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· Se construye con el
past perfect del verbo
to be más el
gerundio
del
verbo que corresponda.
- Craig had been working
on mansioningles.com
Craig había estado trabajando en mansioningles.com
· Es invariable para todas las
personas.
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AFIRMATIVA
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NEGATIVA
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INTERROGATIVA
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I had been playing
You had been playing
He had been playing
We had been playing
You had been playing
They had been playing
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I had not been playing
You had not been playing
He had not been playing
We had not been playing
You had not been playing
They had not been playing
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Had I been playing?
Had you been playing?
Had he been playing?
Had we been playing?
Had you been playing?
Had they been playing?
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·
Indica una acción en proceso de realización en el pasado que
es anterior
a otra acción también del pasado.
- The telephone had been ringing for
two minutes before she answered it.
El teléfono estuvo sonando durante dos minutos antes de que ella
contestara.
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Ambos sucesos corresponden al pasado.
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