Past Perfect Continuous: setninger, øvelser, tester og eksempler

Past Perfect Continuous bruker

Pluskvamperfektum kontinuerlig brukes for å snakke om en handling som hadde pågått en stund før et bestemt tidspunkt eller en annen handling i fortiden.

She had been working for two hours before the meeting started.
Hun hadde jobbet i to timer før møtet startet.

Past Perfect Continuous Form

Subject + had been + V-ing

I had been studying all evening.
Jeg hadde studert hele kvelden.
They had been waiting for a long time.
De hadde ventet lenge.

Past Perfect Continuous Regel

  • Det brukes om handlinger som fortsatte frem til et bestemt tidspunkt i fortiden.
    I had been reading the report before my manager came in.
    Jeg hadde lest rapporten før lederen min kom inn.
    She had been talking on the phone before the lesson started.
    Hun hadde snakket i telefonen før timen begynte.
  • Det understreker varigheten av en handling før en annen hendelse i fortiden.
    They had been travelling for three days before they arrived.
    De hadde reist i tre dager før de kom fram.
    He had been working there for years before he changed jobs.
    Han hadde jobbet der i årevis før han byttet jobb.
  • Det brukes ofte når vi forklarer årsaken til en tidligere tilstand eller et resultat.
    She was tired because she had been studying all night.
    Hun var trøtt fordi hun hadde studert hele natten.
    The ground was wet because it had been raining.
    Bakken var våt fordi det hadde regnet.
  • Det brukes ofte med for og since for å vise varighet.
    I had been living in London for five years before I moved to Cyprus.
    Jeg hadde bodd i London i fem år før jeg flyttet til Kypros.
    She had been working there since 2020 before the company closed.
    Hun hadde jobbet der siden 2020 før selskapet stengte.
  • Vanlige tidsuttrykk inkluderer hele dagen, hele morgenen, i to timer, siden mandag, før og når.
    We had been discussing the problem all morning before we found a solution.
    Vi hadde diskutert problemet hele morgenen før vi fant en løsning.
    He had been sleeping for an hour when I called him.
    Han hadde sovet i en time da jeg ringte ham.
  • Pluskvamperfektum kontinuerlig fokuserer på prosessen, mens pluskvamperfektum oftere fokuserer på resultatet.
    ✅ She had been writing emails before lunch. (process)
    ✅ She had written five emails before lunch. (result)
  • Noen verb brukes vanligvis ikke i kontinuerlige former (vite, like, ville, trenge, forstå).
    ✅ I had known him for years before we worked together.
    ❌ I had been knowing him for years before we worked together.

Past Perfect Continuous Negasjon

  • Negasjon dannes med had not been eller kortformen hadn't been.
    I hadn't been sleeping well before the exam.
    Jeg hadde ikke sovet godt før eksamen.
    She had not been working there for very long before she resigned.
    Hun hadde ikke jobbet der særlig lenge før hun sa opp.
    They hadn't been waiting for more than ten minutes when the bus arrived.
    De hadde ikke ventet i mer enn ti minutter da bussen kom.

Past Perfect Continuous Spørsmål

I spørsmål kommer had før subjektet.

Had + subject + been + V-ing?
Wh-word + had + subject + been + V-ing?

Had you been waiting long before the doctor saw you?
Hadde du ventet lenge før legen så deg?
Had she been studying before the test began?
Hadde hun studert før prøven begynte?
Why had they been arguing before the meeting?
Hvorfor hadde de kranglet før møtet?
How long had he been working there before he left?
Hvor lenge hadde han jobbet der før han dro?

Past Perfect Continuous Typiske feil

❌ She had been work all day.
✅ She had been working all day.
❌ They had working for hours before the break.
✅ They had been working for hours before the break.
❌ Had you been wait long?
✅ Had you been waiting long?
❌ I was tired because I had worked all night. (if you want to stress the process)
✅ I was tired because I had been working all night.
❌ She had been knowing him for years.
✅ She had known him for years.

Past Perfect Continuous Setninger

I had been preparing for the interview for several days before it finally happened.
Jeg hadde forberedt meg til intervjuet i flere dager før det endelig skjedde.
She had been working on the presentation since morning before the manager reviewed it.
Hun hadde jobbet med presentasjonen siden morgenen før lederen gjennomgikk den.
We had been waiting at the airport for two hours before the flight was cancelled.
Vi hadde ventet på flyplassen i to timer før flyet ble kansellert.
He had been learning English for a year before he moved abroad.
Han hadde lært engelsk i et år før han flyttet til utlandet.
They had been discussing the new design before the client joined the call.
De hadde diskutert det nye designet før kunden ble med i samtalen.
I had been trying to fix the bug all evening before I found the solution.
Jeg hadde prøvd å fikse feilen hele kvelden før jeg fant løsningen.
She had been feeling stressed before she took a few days off.
Hun hadde følt seg stresset før hun tok noen dager fri.
We had been living in that apartment for six months before we moved.
Vi hadde bodd i den leiligheten i seks måneder før vi flyttet.
He had been running every morning before he injured his leg.
Han hadde løpt hver morgen før han skadet beinet sitt.
The team had been developing the feature for weeks before it was released.
Teamet hadde utviklet funksjonen i flere uker før den ble lansert.

Past Perfect Continuous Eksempler

I had been checking the document before I noticed the mistake.
Jeg hadde sjekket dokumentet før jeg la merke til feilen.
She had been speaking to a customer for twenty minutes before the line disconnected.
Hun hadde snakket med en kunde i tjue minutter før forbindelsen ble brutt.
They had been working on the same issue since Monday before they escalated it.
De hadde jobbet med det samme problemet siden mandag før de eskalerte det.
We had been looking for a better solution before we changed the plan.
Vi hadde lett etter en bedre løsning før vi endret planen.
He had been fixing the server all night before everything started working again.
Han hadde fikset serveren hele natten før alt begynte å fungere igjen.
I had been thinking about that idea for a long time before I shared it.
Jeg hadde tenkt på den ideen lenge før jeg delte den.
She had been getting ready for the trip before the weather changed.
Hun hadde gjort seg klar til turen før været endret seg.
We had been testing the application for hours before we deployed it.
Vi hadde testet applikasjonen i flere timer før vi distribuerte den.
He had been talking to HR before he made the final decision.
Han hadde snakket med HR før han tok den endelige avgjørelsen.
They had been planning the event for months before it took place.
De hadde planlagt arrangementet i flere måneder før det fant sted.

Engelske grammatikkøvelser tilgjengelig i appen

Tenses

Future Simple Present Simple Present Perfect Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech

Verbs

Used to To be used to To get used to