Vorm
In de type 3 conditionele zinnen, kan de perfecte vorm van de present conditional gebruikt worden.
| If-zin (voorwaarde) | Hoofdzin (resultaat) |
|---|---|
| If + past perfect | perfect continuous conditional |
| If this thing had happened | that thing would have been happening. |
Functie
De perfect continuous conditional kan gebruikt worden in type 3 voorwaardelijke zinnen. Het verwijst naar het niet gerealiseerde resultaat van de handeling in de if-zin en dit resultaat wordt weergegeven als een niet beëindigde of doorgaande handeling.
Voorbeelden
- If the weather had been better (but it wasn't), I'd have been sitting in the garden when he arrived (but I wasn't).
- If she hadn't got a job in London (but she did), she would have been working in Paris (but she wasn't).
- If I had had a ball I would have been playing football.
- If I had known it was dangerous I wouldn't have been climbing that cliff.
De perfect continuous conditional tense
De perfect continuous conditional tense van een werkwoord bestaat uit vier elementen:
would + have + been + tegenwoordig deelwoord
Het tegenwoordig deelwoord wordt wordt gevormd door de basisvorm van het werkwoord te nemen en door de -ing uitgang toe te voegen.
| Onderwerp | + would | + have | + been | + tegenwoordig deelwoord |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | would | have | been | staying |
| They | would | have | been | going |
To Work: Perfect Continuous Conditional
| Bevestigend | Ontkennend | Vragend | Vragend ontkennend |
|---|---|---|---|
| I would have been living | I wouldn't have been living | Would I have been living? | Wouldn't I have been living? |
| You would have been living | You wouldn't have been living | Would you have been living? | Wouldn't you have been living? |
| He would have been living | He wouldn't have been living | Would he have been living? | Wouldn't he have been living? |
| She would have been living | She wouldn't have been living | Would she have been living? | Wouldn't she have been living? |
| We would have been living | We wouldn't have been living | Would we have been living? | Wouldn't we have been living? |
| They would have been living | They wouldn't have been living | Would they have been living? | Wouldn't they have been living? |