Past perfect Continuous tense

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UNIT 10 Grammar: Past perfect continuous

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Usages
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Төгс өнгөрсөн цаг
Usages
duration of an action started in the past and
finished before another past action (сан4
байсан)
Өнгөрсөн өөр нэг үйлдлийн
өмнө болоод дууссан үйлдлийг
хэр удаан үргэлжилснийг ярих
She had been working at that
company for three years when it
went out of business.
action started in the past and lasted for some
time in the past; its result was visible in the
past (сан4 байсан)
Үргэлжлээд дууссан ч үр дүн нь
өнгөрсөнд харагдсаар байсан
үйлдэл
Jason was tired because
he had been jogging.
The road was wet because
it had been raining.
action verbs only!

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Structure
Structure
Positive form S + had been + Ving + O + M He had been waiting long before the
taxi arrived.
Negative form S + hadn’t been + Ving + O + M He hadn’t been waiting long before
the taxi arrived.
Question form Had + S + been Ving + O +M?
Had he been waiting long before the
taxi arrived?
-No, he hadn’t.
-Yes, he had.

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Keywords
Keywords
when -хад4, -х үед We had been trying to open the door for five minutes when
Jane found her key.
after дараа After they had been chatting for over half an hour, finally they
began the meeting.
before өмнө They had been talking for over an hour before Jane arrived.
by the time -х үед By the time I left England we had been living in London for
three years.
until хүртэл Mary had been dating him for 3 years until they broke up.
How long…? Хэр удаан...? How long had they been quarrelling until the manager
arrived?
for турш He had been smoking for about 10 years, finally he decided to
quit.
since -аас4 хойш We apologized because we had been keeping them waiting
since 3 pm.
all… /all day/ жингөө2
I was exhausted because I had been walking all evening.

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She was tired as she had been playing all day.
They had been waiting for 30 minutes when the bus came.

6. Examples
She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business. Компанийг дампуурах үед тэрээр
тэрхүү компанид 3 жил ажиллаад байсан.
Jason was tired because he had been jogging. Жэйсон гүйсан байсан учраас ядарсан байсан.
The road was wet because it had been raining. Бороо орсон байсан учраас зам нойтон байсан.
He had been waiting long before the taxi arrived. Такси ирэхээс өмнө тэр удаан хүлээсэн байсан.
We had been trying to open the door for five minutes when Jane found her key. Жэйнийг түлхүүрээ олоход бид
хаалгыг онгойлгохоор 5 минутын турш оролдсон байсан.
After they had been chatting for over half an hour, finally they began the meeting. Хагас цагийн турш дэмий ярьсны
эцэст тэд эцэст нь хурлаа эхлэв.
They had been talking for over an hour before Jane arrived. Жэйнийг ирэхийг хүртэл тэд цаг гаруй ярилцаад байсан.
By the time I left England we had been living in London for three years. Англиас явах үед би Лондонд 3-н жилийн турш
амьдарсан байсан.
Mary had been dating him for 3 years until they broke up. Тэд салахад Мэри тэр залуутай 3-н жил найзалсан байсан.
How long had they been quarrelling until the manager arrived? Менежерийг ирэх хүртэл тэд хэр удаан хэрэлдсэн бэ?
He had been smoking for about 10 years, when finally he decided to quit. Эцэст нь больё гэж шийдэхэд тэрээр 10-н
жил тамхи татсан байсан.
We apologized because we had been keeping them waiting since 3 pm. Бид түүнийг 3-н цагаас хойш хүлээлгэсэн
учраас уучлалт гуйсан.
I was exhausted because I had been walking all evening. Би оройжингоо алхсан учраас маш их ядарсан байсан.
She was tired as she had been playing all day. Тэр өдөржингөө тоглосон учраас ядарсан байсан.
They had been waiting for 30 minutes when the bus came. Автобус ирэх хүртэл тэд 30-н минут хүлээсэн байсан.
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