Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
Tvorba:
Past Perfect Continuous nam služi da bismo iskazali neku dužu prošlu
radnju koja se događala ili trajala do nekog trenutka u prošlosti i završila
prije neke druge prošle radnje (koja je u bližoj prošlosti i izražena je Past
Simple vremenom).
The guests had been waiting for an hour before the bus picked them up.
The wind blew away the leaves that we had been collecting for over an hour.
PAZI! - Ne koristimo glagole stanja u ovom vremenu!
Eric had been knowing Vilma for years before they got married. WRONG
Eric had known Vilma for years before they got married. CORRECT