B2時制15分
過去完了形と過去完了進行形
Past perfect simple and continuous
過去のどの出来事が先に起きたかを示し、過去のある時点より前に進行していた活動について話します。
過去の話をするとき、さらに前の時点にさかのぼる必要があることがあります。past perfect(過去完了)は、ある行為が、別の過去の行為より前、または過去の特定の時点より前に起きたことを示します。
| 形 | 構造 | 焦点と例 |
|---|---|---|
| Past perfect simple | had + past participle | A completed action or result: When we arrived, the film had already started. |
| Past perfect continuous | had been + -ing | An activity in progress, or how long it lasted: Ines had been waiting for an hour when the bus came. |
| Negative | hadn't + past participle / hadn't been + -ing | I hadn't met him before the wedding. |
| Question | had + subject + past participle / been + -ing | Had you been working there long? |
2つの形を比べてみましょう。She had painted the room は、作業が終わったことを伝えます。She had been painting the room は活動そのものに焦点を当て、気づいたこと(服にペンキが付いていた)を説明するためによく使われます。継続を表すために、進行形を for や since と一緒によく使います。
いつも必要?
before や after などで出来事の順序がすでに明らかな場合は、過去形だけで十分なことがよくあります。After she locked the door, she went to bed. ただし when の場合は、時制の選び方で意味が変わります。
- When I got to the platform, the train left. (I saw it leave.)
- When I got to the platform, the train had left. (It was already gone.)
- Yusuf was exhausted because he had been studying all night.
- By the time the guests arrived, we had prepared everything.
- The streets were wet. It had been raining.
練習問題 1/2
正しい形を選ぼう
それぞれの文を完成させるために、最も適切な選択肢を選んでください。
練習問題 2/2
過去完了を書こう
かっこ内の動詞の過去完了形(単純形)または過去完了進行形を入力してください。
When Amara got home, she realised she (leave) her keys at the office.
Leo (fix) the old radio all morning, but it still didn't work.
I (never / see) snow before I moved to Canada.
By the end of the day, Tariq (write) twelve emails.
She (not / eat) anything since breakfast, so she was very hungry.
Yuki (read) the novel for a week, but she was still only on page 50.
Ines was out of breath because she (run) for the bus.
They (know) each other for ten years when they got married.
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