Past Perfect Continuous
comePlus-que-parfait continu
Used for actions that were ongoing before another past action, emphasizing duration.
Utilisé pour les actions en cours avant une autre action passée, en insistant sur la durée.
Conjugaison de "come"
| I | had been coming | |
| You | had been coming | |
| He/She/It | had been coming | |
| We | had been coming | |
| They | had been coming |
Formation
AffirmatifSubject + had + been + verb-ing
NégatifSubject + had + not + been + verb-ing
InterrogatifHad + subject + been + verb-ing?
Exemples d'utilisation
Duration before a past event
Durée avant un événement passé
I had been waiting for two hours when she arrived.
J'attendais depuis deux heures quand elle est arrivée.
Cause of a past situation
Cause d'une situation passée
He was tired because he had been working all night.
Il était fatigué parce qu'il avait travaillé toute la nuit.
Reported speech with continuous
Discours rapporté avec continu
She said she had been living there for years.
Elle a dit qu'elle habitait là depuis des années.
Mots-clés indicateurs
forsincebeforewhenall dayall week