Present Perfect
Continuous
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Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I have been calling her since midday.
She has been teaching science lately.
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Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
PRESENTE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
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Esse tempo verbal enfatiza acontinuidade de uma açãoiniciada e que se prolonga atéo presente.Ex.: I have been doing my job.
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HOW TO FORM THE PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
Present Perfect do verbo to be(Have/has been)
Verbo principal acrescido de -ing
+
Example: They have been studying for three hours.
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Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
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Affirmative Form
I / You / We / They have been working hard.
He / She / It has been sleeping.
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio –2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
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Now you!!!!
Sinal de Acesso
She _______________(work) in the factoryfor many years.
I _______________________ (teach) Englishsince 1989.
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
a)has been working
b)have been teaching
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio –2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
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Negative Form
I / You / We / They have not been working so hard.(haven’t)
He / She / It has not been sleeping well.(hasn’t)
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
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Now you!!!!
Put the sentences into Negative Form:
a) They have been waiting for us since Monday.
b) She has been watching TV all day.
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
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a) They have not (haven’t) been waiting for us since Monday.
b)She has not (hasn’t) been watching TV all day.
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio –2º Ano Present Perfect ContinuousPRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
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Interrogative Form
Have I / You / We / They been disturbing you?
Has He / She / It been sleeping well?
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio –2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
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Now you!!!!
Put the sentences into Interrogative Form:
a) The students have been listening to music.
b) He has been learning English for many years.
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
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a) Have the students been listening to music?
b) Has he been learning English for many years?
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
HOW TO USE THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
O Present Perfect Continuous é usado para falar de uma atividade que começou no passado e que continua até o presente, enfatizando a duração ou a intensidade da ação.
Since e for são frequentemente usados.
Exemplos: We have been studying French since February.
She has been looking for you.
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
HOW TO USE THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
O Present Perfect Continuous também é usado para falar sobre ações passadas que acabaram de ser concluídas, cujos feitos ou consequências são evidentes no presente.
Exemplo:
You look exhausted. Have you been jogging?
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
O Presente Perfect Continuous não deve ser confundido com o Presente Continuous. Observe:
Present Perfect ContinuousHe has been practicing his English lately.(Ele está praticando/tem estado praticando seu inglês ultimamente.)
A ação de praticar o inglês está ocorrendo ultimamente.
Present ContinuousHe is practicing his English now.(Ele está praticando seu inglês agora.)
Neste caso, a ação está acontecendo no momento da fala.
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous LET’S TRY YOUR ENGLISH
Supply since or for:
1. She has been reading this book ____________ 3 weeks.
2. We have been speaking with Paul ____________ 2 hours.
3. They have been writing letters ___________ yesterday.
4.Linda has been working __________ 2 hours.
Língua Estrangeira – Inglês , Ensino Médio – 2º Ano Present Perfect Continuous
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1. for
2. since
3. since
4. for
Remember!Non-action (stative) verbs are not usually used in the
progressive.
I’ve been knowing how to rock climb
since I was young.
I’ve known how to rock climb since I
was young.
Be Careful!Don’t use specific time expressions with the present perfect
except after since.
She took skydiving lessons last year.
She has taken skydiving lessons
She has taken skydiving lessons since 2004.
last year.
last year.
since 2004.
How to form a Past Simple Tense
S + V2
- Most past tense verbs end in –ed
- Irregular verb have special past tense forms which must be memorized
Past Simple tense
Use the Past Simple to describe action and situations started and finished at a specific time in the past.The sentence often contains an adverb or adverb phrase of time, such as
- yesterday, the other day,
- last night, last week,
- three days ago, a few minutes ago, etc
• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
•Did you have dinner last night?
•She washed her car yesterday.
Example :
used to describe a habit which stopped in the past.
Example :
1.When she was young, she danced beautifully.
2. He played the violin when he was a child.
3. We often went there.
Past Continuous Tense
How to form a Past Continuous Tense
S + was/were + V.ing
used for a continuous action happening at some time in the past.
Example :
•At this time last week I was lying on the beach in Florida.
•At 10 o’clock my friend was doing his homework.
•Yesterday morning I was enjoying the weather.
Past Continuous Tense
Use for a continuous action in the past which is interrupted by another action or a time :
Example :
•When I got home yesterday, a cat was sitting on the roof.
•How fast was she driving when she had the accident?
•The boy was standing on the table when the principal came into the room.
Past Perfect Tense
How to form a Past Perfect Tense
S + had + V3
•I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went
to Phuket.
•Had Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to
Thailand?
•I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.
Example
Past Perfect Continuous
How to form a Past Perfect Continuous
S + had been + V. ing
Past Perfect Continuous
describe a past, ongoing action that was
completed before some other past action
"For five minutes" and "for two weeks" are both
durations which can be used with the Past Perfect
Continuous.
How long had you been waiting to get on the bus?
James had been teaching at the university for more than a
year before he left for Asia.
You had been waiting there for more than two hours when
she finally arrived.
Example :
Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Continuous
Tense
-James had taught at the
university for more than a year
before he left for Asia.
- Mary had slept in the room
for three hours when I arrived home.
-James had been teaching at
the university for more than a
year before he left for Asia.
-Mary had been sleeping in
the room for three hours whenI arrived home.
Present Perfect
How to form a Present Perfect
S + has/have + V.3
Present Perfect
Use to describes an action that are completed
in the past when the time is not important and
continues in the present
• There have been many earthquakes in California.
• People have traveled to the Moon.
• Have you read the book yet?
• I have here since 1989.
action that are completed in the past when the time is not important
•There have been many earthquakes in California.
• People have traveled to the Moon.
action that are completed in the past and continued in the present
- I have lived in Bangkok since 1989.
(Now I am living in Bangkok.)
- She has studied medicine for 5 years.
(Now she is studying it.)
We also use the Present Perfect with since, for, just, yet, already
- I have just finished my homework.
- She has already read this book.
for
mention period of time
(from start to end)
>===<
since
mention point of time
(up to now)
x===>|
for 20 minutes
for three days
for 6 months
for 4 years
for 2 centuries
for a long time
for ever
etc
since 9am
since Monday
since January
since 1997
since I left school
since he arrived
etc
all tenses perfect tenses only
FOR to mention a period of time.SINCE mention point of time
(continues to now).
I have been a doctor for fifteen years.
(duration = 15 years)
I have been a doctor since 1992. (starting
point = 1994)
She has been a mother for six months.She has been pregnant since her first child was
born.
My sister has lived in Frankfurt for nine
months.
My sister has lived in Frankfurt since the
beginning of March.
Present Perfect Continuous
How to form a Present Perfect Continuous
S + has/have been + V.ing
Present Perfect Continuous
Use to describes an action that began in the past, continues in
the present, and may continues into future
"For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.
•She has been watching too much television.
•We have been waiting here for over two hours!
•Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?
An action that has just stopped or recently stopped
-He has been drinking and can’t walk straight.
-I'm tired because I have been running.
- What have been eating? Your lips and chin are purple.
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Present Perfect Past Simple
Actions that started in the past
and continue to the present
- I have known Tina for ten
years.
(Now I still know her).
Finished actions
- I knew Julie for ten years.
(but then she moved away and we lost
touch).
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