Indica una acción que se realizó en el pasado antes de que ocurriera otra.
He had been repairing the car before they went.
Past Perfect Continuous
Pasado Perfecto Continuo
Indicates an action that was performed in the past before another ocurred.
Habías estado leyendo desde esta mañana.
Estrucutra interrogativa afirmativa
Había estado viviendo aquí.
Estructura negativa
Estrucutra interrogativa negativa
We had not been playing football.
¿Había estado bailando mucho tiempo?
No habíamos estado jugando al fútbol.
When had you been learning karate?
You had been reading since this morning.
Sujeto + had + not + been + v. en forma -ing
Estructura afirmativa
Had + sujeto + been + verbo en forma -ing.
Had I been dancing for too long?
Had + sujeto + not + been + verbo en forma -ing.
They hadn't been waiting for two hours.
Sujeto + had + been + verbo en forma -ing.
She had been living here.