በColumbus, OH ያሉ ይመስላሉ፤ ስለዚህ በኮሎምበስ, OH አስቀምጠንዎታል።

የሰዋስው መጽሐፍ · ጊዜያት

Past perfect continuous

ያለፈ ፍጹም ቀጣይ ጊዜ (past perfect continuous)

I had been working። በያለፈው እስከ አንድ ቅጽበት ድረስ ለተወሰነ ጊዜ ለቀጠለ ድርጊት፤ ብዙ ጊዜ በዚያን ጊዜ የነበረን ውጤት ለማብራራት።

ቅርጹ

had + been + ግሥ-ing፣ ለሁሉም ሰው አንድ ነው። የአሁን ፍጹም ቀጣይ አንድ እርምጃ ወደ ያለፈ የተወሰደ ነው፦ I have been waiting (እስከ አሁን) → I had been waiting (እስከዚያን ጊዜ)። በአማርኛ፦ "ስጠብቅ ቆይቼ ነበር"።

All persons
+I / he / they had (’d) been waiting.
−I / he / they hadn't been waiting.
?Had you / he / they been waiting?
How longHow long had you been waiting?
  • ጠቋሚ ቃላት፦ for, since, all day, how long, before, when, by the time።
  • I had been waiting for an hour when the bus finally came.
  • She'd been working at the hotel for ten years before she opened her restaurant.
  • How long had you been living in Atlanta when you met your wife?

መቼ ይሠራበታል

በጊዜ መስመር ላይ፦ በያለፈው ውስጥ ያለ፣ በሌላ ያለፈ ነጥብ ላይ (ወይም አጠገብ) የሚያልቅ ሞገዳማ መስመር። ይጠቀሙበት፦ (1) ሌላ ነገር ከመሆኑ በፊት አንድ ነገር ለምን ያህል ጊዜ እንደቀጠለ ለመናገር፦ We had been driving for six hours when the car broke down። (2) የታየን ያለፈ ውጤት ለማብራራት፦ His eyes were red because he had been crying። The ground was wet። It had been raining።

  • የሁኔታ ግሦች በምትኩ ያለፈ ፍጹምን ይጠቀማሉ፦ I had known her for years (had been knowing አይደለም)።
  • The kids were tired because they had been swimming all afternoon.
  • I'd been studying for the citizenship test for months, so I felt ready.
  • When I finally got through, I had been holding for forty minutes.
  • Her English was good because she had been taking classes at night.

ያለፈ ፍጹም ቀጣይ ወይስ ያለፈ ፍጹም?

ልዩነቱ በአሁኑ ጊዜ ያለው ዓይነት ነው፦ ቀጣዩ ድርጊቱንና ርዝመቱን ያሳያል፤ ቀላሉ ፍጹም የተጠናቀቀ ውጤትን ወይም ቁጥርን ያሳያል። She had been cleaning (ለዚህ ነው የደከማት) / She had cleaned the whole house (አልቆ ነበር)። He had been calling all morning / He had called five times።

Past perfect continuous (activity, how long)Past perfect (result, how many)
I had been typing for hours.I had typed twenty pages.
They had been saving for a house.They had saved $20,000.
  • የተሠሩ ነገሮችን ቁጥር ከሰጡ ያለፈ ፍጹምን ይጠቀሙ።
  • By noon she had been driving for five hours and had covered 300 miles.
  • He had been trying to call me, but my phone was off.
  • We had visited three apartments before we found the right one.

የተለመዱ ስህተቶች

ስህተትትክክልለምን
I was waiting for two hours when he came.I had been waiting for two hours when he came.How long up to a past moment: past perfect continuous.
She had been work there for years.She had been working there for years.had been + verb-ing.
We had been knowing them since 2010.We had known them since 2010.know is a state verb.
He had been calling me five times.He had called me five times.A number of times: past perfect.
They have been living in Texas before they moved here.They had been living in Texas before they moved here.Before a past event: had, not have.

ልምምድ

እያንዳንዱ መልስ ወዲያው ከምክንያቱ ጋር ይታረማል። እዚህ ምንም አይቀመጥም።

  1. We ___ for an hour when the doctor finally saw us.

  2. She had ___ working there for ten years. (one word)

  3. His clothes were dirty because he ___ in the garden.

  4. By 2020 they ___ three restaurants.

  5. How long ___ you been living there when you got married? (one word)

  6. The street was wet. It ___.

  7. Which is correct?

  8. I ___ (drive) for six hours when I stopped for gas. (three words)

  9. “I have been waiting” moves into the past as:

በትምህርቱ ይማሩት