Form
I meningar med konditionalis typ 3, kan man använda perfektformen av konditionalis i presens.
| If-sats (villkor) | Huvudsats (resulat) |
|---|---|
| If + pluskvamperfekt | perfect continuous conditional |
| Om detta hade hänt | skulle detta ha hållit på att hända. |
Funktion
Perfect continuous conditional kan användas i meningar med konditionalis typ 3. Formen syftar på det ouppnådda resulatet av agerandet it if-satsen, och uttrycker detta resultat som ett oavslutat eller pågående agerande.
Exempel
- If the weather had been better (men det var det inte), I'd have been sitting in the garden when he arrived (men det gjorde jag inte).
- If she hadn't got a job in London (men det gjorde hon), she would have been working in Paris (men det gjorde hon inte).
- 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.
Perfect continuous conditional
Formen perfect continuous conditional, är för alla verb, sammansatt av fyra delar:
would + have + been + presens particip
Presens particip bildas genom att man lägger till -ing efter verbets grundform.
| Subjekt | + would | + have | + been | + presens particip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | would | have | been | staying |
| They | would | have | been | going |
To Work: Perfect Continuous Conditional
| Jakande | Nekande | Frågande | Frågande och nekande |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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? |