Present Perfect Continuous - Inglês

Present Perfect Continuous - Inglês

Present Perfect Continuous

O Present Perfect Continuous or Progressive (Presente Perfeito Contínuo ou Progressivo) é um tempo verbal do inglês que 

expressa ações contínuas desde o passado até o presente.

Ou seja, ele indica ações que ainda estão inacabadas e que terminaram há pouco tempo.

Formação do Present Perfect Continuous

O Present Perfect Continuous é formado pelo verbo to have (have / has) conjugado no simple present (presente simples) + o verbo to be conjugado no present perfect (presente perfeito) + o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal.

Forma Afirmativa (Affirmative Form)

Para construir frases afirmativas no present perfect continuous segue-se a estrutura:

Sujeito + have/has + been + –ing + complemento

Exemplo: He has been working all day.

(Ele tem estado a trabalhar o dia todo)

Forma Negativa (Negative Form)

Para construir frases negativas no present perfect continuous acrescenta-se o “not” após o verbo to have:

Sujeito + have/has + not + been + –ing + complemento

Exemplo: He has not been working all day. (Ele não tem estado a trabalhar o dia todo)

Forma Negativa (Negative Form)

Na forma negativa, o verbo to have pode aparecer na forma contraída com o “not”:

I have not (I haven’t)

You have not (You haven’t)

He/She/It not (He/She/It hasn’t)

We have not (We haven’t)

You have not (You haven’t)

They have not (They haven’t)

Forma Interrogativa (Interrogative Form)

Na forma interrogativa, ou seja, para fazer perguntas no presente perfect continuous, o verbo to have vem antes do sujeito:

Have/Has + sujeito + been + –ing + complemento

Exemplo: Has he been working all day? (Ele tem estado a trabalhar o dia todo?)

Present Perfect Simple ou Progressive?

Com non-progressive verbs, o Present Perfect

Progressive não é empregado, dando lugar ao Present

Perfect Simple. Observe:

Mary’s known her friend Juliet for three years.

(Não: Mary’s been knowning her friend Juliet for three years.)

I’ve had this car since 2010.

(Não: I’ve been having this car since 2010.)

Present Perfect Simple ou Progressive?

Também não se emprega o Present Perfect Progressive com expressões que indiquem quantas vezes ou com que frequência realizamos alguma atividade. Observe:

I’ve travelled abroad three times.

(Não: I’ve been travelling abroad three times.)

That singer has recorded an album so far.

(Não: That singer has been recording an album so far.)

Present Perfect Simple x Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Simple: trata-se de uma ação que já foi concluída ou que é permanente.

Formação: have/has + past participle do verbo principal.

Exemplo: I have worked on a new project. (Eu tenho trabalhado em um novo projeto)

Present Perfect Simple x Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous: trata-se de uma ação que não foi concluída, ou seja, que ainda está acontecendo, e provavelmente continuará acontecendo no futuro.

Formação: have/has + been + -ing

Exemplo: I have been working on a new project. (Eu tenho estado a trabalhar em um novo projeto.)

Multiple Choice

They (look) for their cat since morning.

• a) have been looking

• b) have looked

• c) has looking

Multiple Choice

Her son (play) computer games since childhood.

• a) has been playing

• b) has played

• c) have been played

Multiple Choice

We (clean) our flat all day long.

• a) have been cleaning

• b) have cleaned

• c) has cleaned

Multiple Choice

Jessica (talk) on the phone since early morning!

• a) has been talking

• b) has talked

• c) have been talked

Multiple Choice

I (write) this verse for 5 minutes.

• a) have been writing

• b) have written

• c) has been written

Multiple Choice

Bob and Pamela (pack) their suitcases since 6 o’clock.

• a) have been packing

• b) have packed

• c) having been packing

Multiple Choice

(study) she Hebrew since last spring?

• a) Has she been studying

• b) Has she studied

• c) Have she studying

Multiple Choice

You (play not) football since you were 15 years old.

• a) haven’t been playing

• b) haven’t played

• c) hasn’t you

Multiple Choice

(watch) they this show for 2 hours?

• a) Have they been watching

• b) Have they watched

• c) They have

Multiple Choice

The bonfire (burn not) all night.

• a) hasn’t been burning

• b) hasn’t burnt

• c) have burnt