ANA SAYFA                                 Zamanlar			Diğer Gramer Konular
Simple Present Tense Present Continuous Tense Simple Past Tense Past Continuous Tense	Present Perfect Tense Present Perfect Continuous Tense Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense	Future Tense Future Continuous Tense Future Perfect Tense Future Perfect Continuous Tense	Modals, relative clauses Adverbial Clauses, Articles, Pronouns, Active Passive,

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense, geçmişte bir eylemin başladığını ve geçmişte yaşanan başka bir eyleme kadar devam ettiğini ifade etmek için kullanılır.

v      1.They were talking (for an hour), [A1]  2. Then Tony arrived[A2] 

      They had been talking for an hour before Tony arrived[A3] .

v      She had been working at that company for three years when she got married[A4] .

v      James had been teaching at the University for more than a year before he left for Asia[A5] .

Bu zaman ayrıca yaşanan bir eylem veya durumun sebebini belirtirken kullanılır.

v      Jason was tired because he had been jogging[A6] .

v      Sam gained weight because he had been overeating[A7] .

"for five minutes," "for two weeks" , "since Friday" gibi ifadeler kullanılmadığında Simple Past Continuous daha sık kullanılır.

v      I was reading when my roommate returned[A8] .(vurgulanan okumamın kesilmesi)

v      I had been reading for an hour when my roommate returned[A9] . (vurgulanan okuma süresi )

ANA SAYFA                                 Zamanlar			Diğer Gramer Konular
Simple Present Tense Present Continuous Tense Simple Past Tense Past Continuous Tense	Present Perfect Tense Present Perfect Continuous Tense Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense	Future Tense Future Continuous Tense Future Perfect Tense Future Perfect Continuous Tense	Modals, relative clauses Adverbial Clauses, Articles, Pronouns, Active Passive,

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