Pasado Perfecto Continuo: ¡La Guía Definitiva!
¿Quieres describir una acción que duró un tiempo en el pasado hasta que otro evento la interrumpió? El Pasado Perfecto Continuo es la herramienta de los narradores. Con él, te enfocas en la duración de una actividad en el pasado, destacando la causa de un resultado posterior. Esta guía te enseñará a dominar su estructura y usos para construir narrativas claras y fluidas.
La estructura de este tiempo verbal es una poderosa combinación de tres partes: el auxiliar had, el participio pasado del verbo to be (been) y el verbo principal en su forma -ing. Es la forma ideal de enfatizar un proceso en el pasado.
Usos clave del Pasado Perfecto Continuo
Causa de un evento pasado
Se utiliza para mostrar que una acción prolongada en el pasado fue la causa de otra acción o situación posterior. El efecto se expresa en pasado simple.
Duración hasta un punto en el pasado
Se usa para enfatizar la duración de una acción que estaba en curso hasta un momento específico o cuando otra acción del pasado la interrumpió.
10 Ejemplos de Pasado Perfecto Continuo
I had been reading books every day.
We had been trying to open the door when John found the key.
Her friends had been waiting for you for an hour when she called them.
She was tired because she had been running.
His eyes hurt because he had been working on the computer all night.
The roads were wet because it had been raining all morning.
I was so happy because my team had been winning the tournament.
We had been living in Paris for five years before we moved to Rome.
He was a great speaker because he had been practicing for weeks.
The garden was a mess since the kids had been playing in the mud.
Forma afirmativa
Estructura: Sujeto + had been + Verbo-ing + Complemento
Esta estructura es la misma para todas las personas, lo que la hace muy fácil de recordar. El auxiliar es siempre had been.
I had been driving in my car since morning.
He had been studying at the university for several hours.
We had been running on the street when someone called me.
They had been cleaning the house all day, so they were tired.
She had been living in that city since 2015.
The company had been losing money for a year before it closed.
You had been waiting for a long time.
It had been raining heavily before the sun came out.
The police had been looking for the suspect all night.
The children had been playing outside, so they were dirty.
Forma negativa
Estructura: Sujeto + had not been + Verbo-ing + Complemento
Para crear la forma negativa, simplemente añade not después de had. La contracción más común es hadn't been.
He had not been reading a book for this month.
I had not been eating vegetables these days.
They had not been singing in the house frequently.
She hadn't been sleeping well before the test.
We hadn't been trying to find the solution.
The team had not been winning any games lately.
He hadn't been talking to her for weeks.
You hadn't been paying attention, so you didn't know.
I had not been feeling well, so I stayed home.
The city hadn't been growing much before the new factory opened.
Preguntas
Estructura: Had + Sujeto + been + Verbo-ing + Complemento?
Para hacer preguntas, simplemente mueve el auxiliar Had al principio de la frase. El resto de la estructura se mantiene igual.
What had you been doing this week?
Why had Juan and Martha been singing today?
How long had we been waiting for them?
Had she been cooking when the guests arrived?
Where had the children been playing?
Why had he been driving so fast?
Had they been working all night?
What had you been doing before the meeting?
Had it been snowing for long?
Had she been living there for many years?
En resumen
Aquí puedes ver un resumen rápido de las estructuras clave del Pasado Perfecto Continuo.
Forma Afirmativa
Sujeto + had been + verbo-ing
I had been working.
Forma Negativa
Sujeto + had not been + verbo-ing
She had not been studying.
Preguntas
Had + Sujeto + been + verbo-ing?
Had you been waiting long?
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