16. Past perfect continuous Flashcards

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Ayer por la mañana me levanté y mire por la ventana. El sol estaba brillando, pero el suelo estaba muy mojado. Había estado lloviendo.

A

Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. I had been raining.

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No estaba lloviendo cuando miré por la ventana, el sol estaba brillando. Pero había estado lloviendo antes.

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It was not raining when I looked out of the window, the sun was shining. But it had been raining before.

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Cuando los chicos entraron en la casa, sus ropas estaban sucias, su pelo estaba despeinado y uno de ellos tenía un ojo negro. Ellos se habían estado peleando.

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When the boys came into the house, their clothes were dirty, their hair was untidy and one of them had a black eye. They’d been fighting.

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Estaba muy cansado cuando llegué a casa. Había estado trabajando todo el día.

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I was very tired when I got home. I’d been working hard all day.

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Cuando fui a Madrid hace unos años, estuve con una amiga mía. Ella llevaba viviendo allí muy poco tiempo, pero conocía la ciudad muy bien.

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When I went to Madrid a few years ago, I stayed with a friend of mine. She’d been living there only a short time but she knew the city very well.

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Llevaban jugando tenis alrededor de media hora, cuando empezó a llover fuertemente.

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We’d been playing tennis for about half an hour when it started to rain heavily.

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George fue al doctor el viernes pasado. No se había estado sintiendo bien durante algún tiempo.

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George went to the doctor last Friday. He hadn’t been feeling well for some time.

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Espero que el bus venga pronto. Llevo esperando desde hace 20 minutos.

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I hope the bus comes soon. I’ve been waiting for 20 minutes.

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James está sin aliento. Él ha estado corriendo.

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Jame is out of breath. He has been running.

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Al final el bus llegó. Había estado esperando desde hacía 20 minutos.

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At last the bus came. I’d been waiting for 20 minutes.

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James estaba sin aliento. Él había estado corriendo.

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James was out of breath. He had been running.

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No estaba lloviendo cuando salimos. El sol estaba brillando. Pero había estado lloviendo, así que el suelo estaba mojado.

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It wasn’t raining when we went out. The sun was shining. But it had been raining, so the ground was wet.

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Cathy estaba sentada en un sillón. Ella estaba cansada porque ella había estado trabajando muy duro.

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Cathy was sitting in an armchair resting. She was tired because she’d been working very hard.

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Éramos buenos amigos. Nos habíamos conocido hace años.

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We were good friends. We had known each other for years.

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Estaba muy cansado cuando llegué a casa. Había estado trabajando todo el día.

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I was very tired when I arrived home. I’d been working hard all day.

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16
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Los dos chicos entraron en la casa. Tenían una pelota de fútbol y ambos estaban muy cansados. Habían estado jugando al fútbol.

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The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired. They had been playing football.

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Estaba decepcionado cuando tuve que cancelar mis vacaciones.

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I was disappointed when I had to cancel my holiday. I had been looking forward to it.

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Ann se levantó en medio de la noche. Estaba asustada y no sabía dónde estaba. Ella había estado soñando.

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Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn’t know where she was. She’d been dreaming.

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Cuando llegué a casa, Tom estaba sentado en frente de la TV. Él había estado viendo una película.

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When I got home, Tom was sitting in front of the TV. He’d been watching a film.

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Ayer jugamos a tenis. Media hora después de que empezáramos a jugar empezó a llover. Habíamos estado jugando media hora cuando empezó a llover.

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We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour after we began playing, it started to rain. We had been playing for half an hour when it started to rain.

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Había quedado con Tom en un restaurante. Llegué y le esperé. Después de 20 minutos de repente me di cuenta de que estaba en el restaurante equivocado.

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I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for him. After 20 minutes I suddenly realized that I was in the wrong restaurant.

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Había estado esperando 20 minutos cuando de repente me di cuenta de que estaba en el restaurante equivocado.

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I had been waiting for 20 minutes when I (suddenly) realised that I was in the wrong restaurant.

23
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Sara consiguió un trabajo en una fábrica. Cinco años más tarde, la fábrica cerró. En el momento en que la fábrica cerro, Sara había estado trabajando durante 5 años.

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Sarah got a job in a factory. Five years later the factory closed down. At the time the factory closed down, Sara had been working there for five years.

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Fui al concierto la semana pasada. La orquesta empezó a tocar. Despues de diez minutos un hombre en el público empezó a gritar.

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I went to a concert last week. The orchestra began playing. After about ten minutes a man in the audience suddenly started shouting.

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La orquestra llevaba tocando sobre unos diez minutos cuando un hombre en la audiencia empezó a gritar.

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The orchestra had been playing for about ten minutes when a man in the audience started shouting.

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Empecé a caminar por la calle. Había estado andando por la calle unos 10 minutos cuando un coche de repente paro justo detrás de mí.

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I began walking along the road. I had been walking along the road for about ten minutes when a car suddenly stopped just behind me.

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Estaba muy ruidosa la puerta de al lado. Nuestros vecinos estaban dando una fiesta.

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It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party.

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Eramos buenos amigos. Nos conocíamos desde hacía años.

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We were good friends. We had known each other for years.

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John y yo fuimos a caminar. Tenía dificultad para mantenerme a su lado porque iba caminado tan rápido.

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John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast.

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Sue estaba sentada en el suelo. Estaba sin aliento. Había estado corriendo.

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Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.

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Cuando llegue, todo el mundo estaba sentado alrededor de la mesa con las bocas llenas. Estaban comiendo.

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When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating.

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Cuando llegue, todo el mundo estaba sentado alrededor de la mesa y hablando. Sus bocas estaban vacías, pero sus estómagos llenos. Habían estado comiendo.

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When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They had been eating.

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Jim estaba con sus manos y rodillas en el suelo. Estaba buscando sus lentillas.

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Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.

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Cando llegue, kate estaba esperándome. Ella estaba enfadada conmigo porque llegué late y estaba había estado esperando mucho tiempo.

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When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a long time.

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Estaba triste cuando vendí mi coche. Lo había tenido durante mucho tiempo.

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I saw sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.

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Estábamos extremadamente cansados al final del día. Habíamos estado viajando durante más de 24 horas.

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We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been travelling for more than 24 hours.