Past Perfect Progressive-Übungen – Teil 1
2. They *had been living* in Jakarta for five years before they moved. (Hinweis: Verwendung für eine andauernde Handlung in der Vergangenheit)
3. He *had been working* at the company since 2010 when he got promoted. (Hinweis: „seit“ = since, Dauer betonen)
4. We *had been waiting* for the bus for half an hour before it arrived. (Hinweis: Handlung andauernd vor einem anderen Ereignis)
5. I *had been reading* that book before I saw the movie. (Hinweis: Verlaufsform im Plusquamperfekt)
6. The children *had been playing* outside all afternoon when it started to rain. (Hinweis: „all afternoon“ als Zeitangabe)
7. She *had been cooking* dinner when the guests arrived. (Hinweis: Vorzeitigkeit und Dauer)
8. They *had been practicing* the song for weeks before the concert. (Hinweis: Dauerhafte Vorbereitung ausdrücken)
9. He *had been feeling* tired because he had been running all morning. (Hinweis: Ursache und Wirkung in Vergangenheit)
10. We *had been discussing* the problem for hours before we found a solution. (Hinweis: Verlaufsform zur Betonung der Dauer)
Past Perfect Progressive-Übungen – Teil 2
2. She *had been learning* Indonesian for months before her trip. (Hinweis: Dauerhafte Handlung in der Vergangenheit)
3. They *had been traveling* through Asia when they met us. (Hinweis: Verlaufsform im Plusquamperfekt)
4. We *had been cleaning* the house all day before the party started. (Hinweis: Betonung auf die Dauer)
5. He *had been studying* the language for years before he became fluent. (Hinweis: Dauer und Vorzeitigkeit)
6. The workers *had been repairing* the road before the heavy rain began. (Hinweis: Dauerhafte Tätigkeit vor einem Ereignis)
7. She *had been waiting* at the station for an hour when the train finally arrived. (Hinweis: Zeitdauer vor einem Ereignis)
8. I *had been trying* to call you all morning before you answered. (Hinweis: fortlaufende Handlung in der Vergangenheit)
9. They *had been playing* football before the coach called them inside. (Hinweis: Handlung andauernd vor einem anderen Ereignis)
10. We *had been hoping* for good weather before the trip was canceled. (Hinweis: Zustand/Handlung vor einem Ereignis)