Question

When Patrick joined the company:A) I would have already been working for the company during 5 years. B) I have already been working for the company during 5 years. C) I had already been working for the company for 5 years. D) I was already working for the company durning 5 years

Could you pls explain me your answer?

Answer 1

A resposta é a letra C.

A) I would have already been working for the company during 5 years.

Essa frase não se encaixa por causa do tempo verbo.... Essa construção é usada para falar de eventos do passado que não aconteceram.

B) I have already been working for the company during 5 years.

Acredito que essa está errada por causa do tempo verbal, a frase citada está no passado, logo a outra deve estar no passado continuos. Eu nunca usei during, sempre usei for..

C) I had already been working for the company for 5 years.

Acredito que essa seja a resposta.

D) I was already working for the company durning 5 years

Essa letra está errada porque o presente contínuos é uma ação no passado e não tem relação com futuro.

Answer 2

Alternative C.

This sentence describes an action in a recent past (Patrick joined the company) and another action that happened in a distant past (I had already been working for the company for 5 years).

All in all, you should use the past perfect (had + past participle) to describe an action that happened before another action in the past (past simple).