Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

O Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Progressive (Passado Perfeito Contínuo ou Passado Perfeito Progressivo) é um tempo verbal usado para para descrever uma ação passada inacabada.

Ele indica a continuação (duração) de ações que aconteceram no passado e que ocorreram antes de outra ação também no passado.

Algumas expressões podem ser utilizadas com esse tempo verbal, por exemplo:

• for two minutes (por dois minutos)

• for one hour (por uma hora)

• for five weeks (por cinco semanas)

Formação do Past Perfect Continuous

O Past Perfect Continuous é formado pelo verbo to have (had) conjugado no simple past (passado simples) + verbo to be (been) conjugado no past perfect (passado perfeito) + gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal.

(Had + been + -ing)

Forma Afirmativa (Affirmative Form)

Para construir frases afirmativas no past perfect continuous utilizamos:

Sujeito + simple past do verbo to have (had) + past perfect do verbo to be (been) + verbo principal com –ing + complemento

Exemplo: Julia had been studying english for five weeks.

(Júlia vinha estudando inglês por cinco semanas)

Forma Negativa (Negative Form)

A forma negativa é construída com o acréscimo do “not” após o verbo auxiliar had:

Sujeito + simple past do verbo to have (had) + not + past perfect do verbo to be (been) + verbo principal com –ing + complemento

Exemplo: Julia had not been studying english for five weeks. (Júlia não vinha estudando inglês por cinco semanas)

Obs: O verbo had pode aparecer na forma contraída com o “not”:

had not: hadn’t.

Forma Interrogativa (Interrogative Form)

Para fazer perguntas no past perfect continuous o verbo auxiliar have surge no início da frase, antes do sujeito:

Simple past do verbo to have (had) + sujeito + past perfect do verbo to be (been) + verbo principal com –ing + complemento

Exemplo: Had Julia been studying english for five weeks? (Júlia vinha estudando inglês por cinco semanas?)

Past Perfect x Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Simple: é usado para indicar ações no passado que aconteceram antes de outra ação que também ocorrera no passado.

É formado pelo verbo auxiliar to have (had) conjugado no simple past (passado simples) + past participle (particípio passado) do verbo principal.

Exemplos:

• Affirmative Form: I had finished the text when he arrived. (Eu tinha terminado o texto quando ele chegou)

• Negative Form: I had not finished the text when he arrived. (Eu não tinha terminado o texto quando ele chegou)

• Interrogative Form: Had I finished the text when he arrived? (Eu tinha terminado o texto quando ele chegou?)

Past Perfect x Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous: expressa a continuação (duração) de ações no passado que ocorreram antes de outra ação no passado.

É formado pelo verbo to have (had) conjugado no simple past (passado simples) + verbo to be (been) conjugado no past perfect (passado perfeito) + gerúndio do verbo principal (-ing).

Exemplos:

• Affirmative Form: I had been working when the accident happened . (Eu tinha estado a trabalhar quando aconteceu o acidente)

• Negative Form: I had not been working when the accident happened . (Eu não tinha estado a trabalhar quando aconteceu o acidente)

• Interrogative Form: Had I been working when the accident happened ? (Eu tinha estado a trabalhar quando aconteceu o acidente?)

Multiple Choice

I ________ (work) all day, so I didn't want to go out.

• has been working

• had been working

• has been work

• had working

Multiple Choice

She __________ (sleep) for ten hours when I woke her.

• had been sleeping

• has been sleeping

• had been sleep

• has sleeping

Multiple Choice

They __________ (live) in Beijing for three years when he lost his job.

• has been living

• had been living

• has been live

• had living

Multiple Choice

When we met, you __________ (work) at that company for six months.

• has been working

• had working

• had been working

• has been work

Multiple Choice

He was red in the face because he ________ .

• hadnt run

• had been ranning

• has run

• had been running

Multiple Choice

I _________ about a holiday in Greece. I couldn't believe it when my husband _________ one as a surprise!

• dreamed / had been booking

• had been dreaming / booked

• had been dreaming / had booked

• has been dreaming / has been booking

Multiple Choice

I ________ John yesterday, but he _______ so he was too tired to chat.

• saw / had run

• had been seeing / run

• saw / had been running

• saw / run

Multiple Choice

Why ________ the baby's face so dirty? He ______ chocolate.

• was / had been eating

• were / has been eating

• had been / had been eating

• was / had ate