1.概念:表示某個正在進行的動作或狀態(tài),持續(xù)到過去某個時刻,還未完成,一直持續(xù)到之后的當前才結(jié)束。
2.基本結(jié)構(gòu):主語+ had + been + doing +其它
3.例子:
She had been suffering from a bad cold when she took the exam.她在考試之前一直患重感冒。
Had they been expecting the news for some time?他們期待這個消息有一段時間了吧?
4.特殊含義:
①尚未完成:He had been writing the novel.他已經(jīng)在寫小說了。(他沒寫完)
②企圖:He had been studying the meaning of this proverb.他曾經(jīng)學習過這個諺語。(他曾努力學習過它)
③未得結(jié)果:We had been studying what our enemy had said.我們一直致力于敵人所說的。(但是我們沒有理解)
?、茏罱闆r:He had been quarrelling with his wife.他和他的妻子吵了一場架。(最近)
?、莘磸?fù)動作:He had been asking me the same question.他一直問我相同的問題。(屢次)
?、耷榫w:What had he been doing?他做了什么?(不耐煩)