تكوينه :
يتكون الماضي التام المستمر من had been + الفعل مضافا إليه ing
I had been working - He had been working
She had been working - It had been working
You had been working - We had been working
They had been working
استخدامه :
نستخدم الماضي التام المستمر لكي نتحدث عن فعل استمر حتي وقت في الماضي 0
I was very tired . I had been working all day
أنا كنت تعبان 0 كنت أعمل طوال اليوم 0
They didn't like the house , even though they had been living
there for years
هم لم يحبوا هذا المنزل ، ومع ذلك كانوا يعيشون هناك سنوات 0
There were books everywhere . She had been reading for hours
كانت الكتب في كل مكان 0 هي كانت تقرأ لساعات 0
How long had you been waiting when they arrived ?
ما المدة التي كنت قد انتظرتها عندما وصلوا ؟
؟ Why were you so wet ? What had you been doing
لماذا كنت مبتل هكذا ؟ ماذا كنت تفعل ؟
صيغة النفي :
نضع not أو n't بعد had
لم أكن أعمل 0 I had not been working
لم نكن نعمل 0 We hadn't been working
صيغة السؤال :
نضع had قبل الفاعل 0
هل كنت تعمل ؟ Had you been working
مع خالص تحياتي 0
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