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过去完成进行时(The Past Perfect Progressive)是相对过去的某个时刻来说已经对现在有直接影响并且还在进行的动作。在英语时态中，“时“指动作发生的时间，”态“指动作的样子和状态。
放在间接引语或虚拟语气中时它的时态不能再向前推，向后推是现在完成进行时。
基本结构
编辑
had+been +动词-ing

构成
编辑
过去完成进行时是由had been +现在分词构成。在英语时态中，“时“指动作发生的时间，”态“指动作的样子和状态。
She had been suffering from a bad cold when she took the exam.她在考试之前一直患重感冒。
They had been expecting the news for some time?他们期待这个消息有一段时间了吧？
Rafael was scolded even though he hadn't been doing anything wrong.尽管拉斐尔没做什么错事，但他还是挨骂了。



特别含义
编辑
尚未完成：
He had been writing the novel．（他没有完成它）
企图：
He had been studying the meaning of this proverb．（他一直在努力学习它）
未得结果：
We had been studying what our enemy had said．（但我们不能理解）
最近情况：
He had been quarrelling with his wife．（近来）
情绪：
What had he been doing？（不耐烦）