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¿Qué sigue?
Estos son
algunos de los diferentes usos que tiene este tiempo verbal:
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(Los verbos están en negrita)
He had been driving
for hours before he arrived.
(Había estado manejando durante horas antes de llegar.)
He had been carrying
that computer for an hour before he put it down.
(Había estado cargando esa computadora durante una hora antes de
dejarla.)
He had
been fighting with that machine
for a long time until the mechanic arrived.
(Había estado peleando con esa máquina durante
mucho tiempo antes de que llegara el mecánico.)
They danced so nicely because they had been
practicing.
(Bailaron tan bien porque habían estado practicando.)
He had
been exercising so he could lift it easily.
(Había estado haciendo ejercicio entonces pudo levantarlo fácilmente.)
He fell asleep because he
had been working all night.
(Se quedó dormido porque había estado trabajando toda la noche.)
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