I had been waiting for this letter for months, so I opened it immediately
می‌توان از گذشته کامل استمراری برای صحبت در مورد یک عمل یا رویداد پس‌زمینه استفاده کرد که قبل از یک نقطه در گذشته شروع شده و تا نقطه‌ای در گذشته که رویداد اصلی رخ داده، ادامه داشته است.
“I had been waiting for this letter for months, so I opened it immediately.”
“Once I had been watching TV for 6 hours when my Mum suddenly switched it off.”
“I had been working on the novel for years when it finally got published.” <‘A common expression’>
تمرین
- جملات زیر را با استفاده از گذشته کامل استمراری کامل کنید:
“She __ (work) at the company for five years when she got promoted.”
“They __ (travel) for months before they finally reached their destination.”
“He __ (study) all night when he realized the exam was postponed.”
پاسخ‌ها:
“She had been working at the company for five years when she got promoted.”
“They had been traveling for months before they finally reached their destination.”
“He had been studying all night when he realized the exam was postponed.”
she had been working
they had been traveling
he had been studying
I hadn’t been sleeping well until I finally got my test results
we have been walking for hours before we found the right location of their home
I had been searching my ring two weeks until my mother found it under the pillow.
we had been talking about Sarah’s birthday when she suddenly opened the door.
They had been traveling around Europe three weeks when they decided to return home.
He had been feeling ill for days before he went to the doctor.
We had been decluttering our place for weeks, so we were able to make enough room for new furniture.
I had been doing the ironing for three-quarters of an hour before I did the laundry.
He had been walking in the park for nearly an hour before he picked me up at the gym.
The two opponets had been competing hard until one of them injured.