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Trecutul Perfect Continuu - The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Forma: Subiect + had been + present participle
Il folosim pentru :
1. exprima o actiune continua inainte unei actiuni situate in trecut
I had been waiting for over three hours before Tim arrived.
(Eu asteptam de peste trei ore, cand Tim a ajuns.)
Aceeasi situatie poate fi prezenta si in vorbirea indirecta:
My father said that he had been reading a book yesterday.
(Tata a spus ca citise o carte ieri.)