3. Complete as frases com os verbos no Present Perfect Continuous
F)How long __________________________________ (you, wait) outside?
g) _____________________________________ (he, work) all day today?
h) Charles __________________________________ (not study) much. That's why he
doesn't know the answers to the questions.
i) Marie ____________________________________ (not water) the garden these days.
Some of the plants are dying already.
j) I see you ______________________________ (not smoke) recently. That's a good sign.
k) How long ____________________________________ (she, teach) at Oxford
University?
l) The man is gasping for air. He ______________________________________ (run).
m) You know this city quite well. How long ________________________ (you, live) here?
n) Nigel __________________________ (not help) much. Julia has been doing most of the
work.
o) The telephone _______________________________________________ (ring) all day.
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
F) How long have you been waiting outside?
g) Has he been working all day today?
h) Charles hasn't been studying much. That's why he doesn't know the answers to the questions.
i) Marie hasn't been watering the garden these days. Some of the plants are dying already.
j) I see you haven't been smoking recently. That's a good sign.
k) How long has she been teaching at Oxford University?
l) The man is gasping for air. He has been running.
m) You know this city quite well. How long have you been living here?
n) Nigel hasn't been helping much. Julia has been doing most of the work.
o) The telephone has been ringing all day.
Explicação:
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.
Estrutura do Present Perfect Continuous na forma afirmativa:
Sujeito + verbo to have no simple present + verbo to be no present perfect + verbo principal com –ing + complemento
Usando uma resposta como exemplo:
Julia has been doing most of the work.
Julia - sujeito
has - verbo to have no simple present
been - verbo to be no present perfect
doing - verbo principal com –ing
most of the work. - complemento
Estrutura do Present Perfect Continuous na forma negativa:
Sujeito + verbo to have no simple present + not + verbo to be no present perfect + verbo principal com –ing + complemento
Usando uma resposta como exemplo:
Marie hasn't been watering the garden these days.
Marie - sujeito
hasn't - verbo to have no simple present + not
been - verbo to be no present perfect
watering - verbo principal com –ing
the garden these days. - complemento
Estrutura do Present Perfect Continuous na forma interrogativa:
To have no simple present + sujeito + verbo to be no present perfect + verbo principal com –ing + complemento