Perfect Progressive

Past
(PASADO PERFECTO CONTINUO)
 Perfect Progressive Past
¿Que había estado pasando?
What had been happening?
Describir acción que ocurrió en el pasado y continuaba en determinado momento en el pasado.

Ayer Ayer
6:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.

Past Present Future

Yo había estado jugando…
 Perfect Progressive Past
¿Que había estado pasando?
What had been happening?
Describir acción que ocurrió en el pasado y continuaba en determinado momento en el pasado.

Structure
Sujeto + HAD + BEEN + Gerundio (-ing)
Sujeto + HAD NOT + BEEN + Gerundio (-ing)
Hadn’t

I, You, We, They

He, She, It
Had Been Playing … Call of Duty

I, You, We, They

He, She, It
Had Not Been Playing … Call of Duty
 ¡Examples!
Structure
 Sujeto + HAD + BEEN + Gerundio (-ing)
 Sujeto + HAD NOT + BEEN + Gerundio (-ing)
Hadn’t
Nosotros habíamos estado atrapando billetes en la máquina
We had been catching bills in the machine
We had not been catching bills in the machine

Ella había estado disculpándose con el maestro por su mal exámen

She had been apologising to the teacher for her bad exam
She had not been apologising to the teacher for her bad exam

Yo había estado bailando en la fiesta con mis amigos toda la noche
I had been dancing in the party with my friends all night
I had not been dancing in the party with my friends all night.
 ¡Examples!
I had been discovering a new shorter route home from work
Yo había estado descubriendo una nueva ruta mas corta a casa desde el trabajo
I had not been discovering a new shorter soute home frome work

You had been drinking tequila in the house with his friends
Tú habías estado bebiendo tequila en la casa con sus amigos
You had not been drinking tequila in the house with his friends

She had been eating mexican food in the restaurant with her friends for her birthday
Ella había estado comiendo comida mexicana en el restaurante con sus amigos por su cumpleaños
She had not been eating mexican food in the restaurant with her friends for her birthday

They had been driving all night from Texas to Colorado in a small blue Camaro last week for my birthday party
Ellos habían estado manejando toda la noche desde Texas a Colorado en un pequeño Camaro Azul la semana pasada por
mi fiesta de cumpleaños
They had not been driving all night from Texas to Colorado in a small blue Camaro last week for my birthday party.