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Pasado perfecto continuo en inglés
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Past Perfect Continuous – Exercises
Estos ejercicios se enfocan en el pasado perfecto continuo
¿Cuándo usamos el pasado perfecto continuo?
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Se usa para mostrar una acción que comenzó en el pasado y continuó hasta otro momento también en el pasado.
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Ejemplo: She had been studying for hours before she took a break.
(Ella empezó a estudiar antes, continuó estudiando, y se detuvo cuando tomó un descanso.)
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También se usa para explicar la causa de algo en el pasado.
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Ejemplo: They were tired because they had been working all day.
(Trabajar todo el día explica por qué estaban cansados.)
Cómo se forma el pasado perfecto continuo
Estructura:
|
Sujeto |
+ |
had been |
+ verbo con terminación -ing |
+ Objeto/Tiempo |
|
I |
had been |
running |
for an hour. |
|
|
She/He |
had been |
studying |
before dinner. |
|
|
We/They |
had been |
waiting |
since 8 a.m. |
Oraciones afirmativas
Sujeto + had been + verbo (-ing) + objeto/tiempo
Ejemplos:
I had been reading a book for two hours before the movie started.
They had been playing football before it started to rain.
Oraciones negativas
Sujeto + had not (hadn’t) been + verbo (-ing) + objeto/tiempo
Ejemplos:
She hadn’t been sleeping well before the exam.
We had not been talking much before the argument.
Preguntas
Had + sujeto + been + verbo (-ing) + objeto/tiempo?
Ejemplos:
Had you been waiting long before the bus arrived?
Had he been studying for the test?
Expresiones de tiempo usadas con el pasado perfecto continuo
|
Expresión de tiempo |
Ejemplo |
|
For (un periodo) |
She had been working for three hours. |
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Since (un punto) |
They had been running since morning. |
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Before |
I had been watching TV before dinner. |
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By the time |
By the time we arrived, she had been cleaning. |
Errores comunes
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Uso del verbo auxiliar incorrecto:
❌ She has been working all morning before the guests arrived.
✅ She had been working all morning before the guests arrived.
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Olvidar la forma -ing del verbo:
❌ They had been play football.
✅ They had been playing football.
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Confundir pasado perfecto continuo con presente perfecto continuo:
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Presente perfecto continuo: La acción continúa hasta el momento actual.
Ejemplo: I have been reading for two hours. -
Pasado perfecto continuo: La acción ocurrió antes de otra en el pasado.
Ejemplo: I had been reading for two hours before dinner.
Ejemplos en la vida cotidiana
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Hablar de causa y efecto:
I was sweaty because I had been running.
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Explicar situaciones pasadas:
He had been living in London before he moved to Paris.
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Contar historias:
We had been driving for hours when the car broke down.
FAQ
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre el pasado perfecto y el pasado perfecto continuo?
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Pasado perfecto: se enfoca en una acción completada.
Ejemplo: I had finished my homework before 8 p.m. -
Pasado perfecto continuo: se enfoca en la duración de la acción.
Ejemplo: I had been doing my homework for two hours before 8 p.m.
¿Se puede usar el pasado perfecto continuo sin una referencia de tiempo?
Sí, pero es más natural incluirla.
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Sin tiempo: He had been working hard.
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Con tiempo: He had been working hard all day.
¿Está bien usar "when" en el pasado perfecto continuo?
¡Sí!
Ejemplo: She had been crying when he called.
¿Siempre se necesita usar "for" o "since" con este tiempo?
No, pero son comunes para indicar duración:
Ejemplos:
They had been waiting for an hour.
I had been reading before he arrived.
¿Cómo puedo practicar el pasado perfecto continuo?
Escribe oraciones sobre tus experiencias pasadas, enfocándote en la duración.
Practica con expresiones de tiempo como for, since y before.
