Past perfect continuous

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• Leerjaar 3

Past perfect continuous

Today

• Explanation of the past perfect continuous
• extra practice catch up ex.3  p.43

Past perfect continuous

• Mix of two tenses:  
• Past perfect:
• Continuous: 

Past perfect continuous

• Mix of two tenses:  
• Past perfect: had + VD 
• Continuous: ww+ing
• What do you get? 
• had + been + ww + ing
• Examples: had been working, had been talking

When to use it? 

Je gebruikt de past perfect continuous als iets al een tijd aan de gang was en gebeurde voordat iets anders gebeurde in de verleden tijd.

Dus, iets was een tijdje aan de gang, voordat iets anders gebeurde. Let op dat tijd vaak een rol speelt. 

VB: I had been waiting for the bus a long time, when it finally arrived. 

Some more examples

Things had been getting easier for her before she fell ill.

I had been working for hours. 

Questions?

If not, let's practice!

We ________ (try) to open the door for ages when Jamy came in with the key.

Susie _________ (to study) for her exams the whole night, then she went to bed.

I __________ (to call) since breakfast, but then I had to end the call.

They __________ (to try) to reach him all day, but it did not succeed.