Form
Im Konditional III kann der Perfekt des Konditional Präsens gebildet werden.
| If -Satz (Bedingung) | Hauptsatz (Ergebnis) |
|---|---|
| If + past perfect | perfect continuous conditional |
| If this thing had happened | that thing would have been happening. |
Funktionsweise
Das perfect continuous conditional kann im Konditional III gebildet werden. Es beizieht auf das nicht eingetroffene Ergebnis der Handlung aus dem if-Satz als eine unfertige oder andauernde Aktion.
Beispiele
- 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.
Das 'perfect continuous conditional'
Das 'perfect continuous conditional' aller Verben wird aus vier Teilen gebildet:
would + have + been + Partizip Präsens
Das Partizip Präsens bildet sich aus dem Verbstamm und der Endung -ing.
| Subjekt | + would | + have | + been | + Partizip Präsens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | would | have | been | staying. |
| They | would | have | been | going. |
To Work: Perfect Continuous Conditional
| Bejahend | Verneinend | Frage | Negative Frage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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? |