O "Present Perfect Continuous" se forma com a seguinte estrutura:
have (I, you, we, they) + been + verb + -ing ou has (he, she, it) + been + verb + -ing.
Veja agora um exemplo de um verbo regular conjugado em "Present Perfect Continuous":
Forma afirmativa do verbo "to sleep" em present perfect continuous.
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I have been sleeping |
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I've been sleeping |
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You have been sleeping |
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You've been sleeping |
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He has been sleeping |
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He's been sleeping |
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She has been sleeping |
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She's been sleeping |
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It has been sleeping |
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It's been sleeping |
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We have been sleeping |
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We've been sleeping |
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You have been sleeping |
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You've been sleeping |
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They have been sleeping |
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They've been sleeping |
Forma negativa do verbo "to sleep" em present perfect continuous.
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I have not been sleeping |
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I haven't been sleeping |
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You have not been sleeping |
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You haven't been sleeping |
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He has not been sleeping |
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He hasn't been sleeping |
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She has not been sleeping |
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She hasn't been sleeping |
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It has not been sleeping |
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It hasn't been sleeping |
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We have not been sleeping |
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We haven't been sleeping |
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You have not been sleeping |
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You haven't been sleeping |
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They have not been sleeping |
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They haven't been sleeping |
Forma interrogativa do verbo "to sleep" em present perfect continuous.
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Have I been sleeping? |
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Have you been sleeping? |
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Has he been sleeping? |
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Has she been sleeping? |
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Has it been sleeping? |
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Have we been sleeping? |
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Have you been sleeping? |
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Have they been sleeping? |
Respostas curtas em present perfect continous.
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Yes, I have |
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No, I have not No, I haven't |
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Yes, you have |
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No, you have not No, you haven't |
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Yes, he has |
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No, he has not No, he hasn't |
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Yes, she has |
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No, she has not No, she hasn't |
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Yes, it has |
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No, it has not No, it hasn't |
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Yes, we have |
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No, we have not No, we haven't |
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Yes, you have |
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No, you have not No, you haven't |
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Yes, they have |
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No, they have not No, they haven't |
Estrutura das frases com verbos em "Present Perfect Continuous":
Afirmativas: Sujeito + have / has + been + verbo + -ing + objetos.
Exemplos:
He has been reading the newspaper for one hour.
(Ele está lendo o jornal há uma hora.)
Negativas: Sujeito + have / has + not + been + verbo + -ing + objetos.
Exemplos:
They haven't waiting for a long time.
(Eles não têm esperado por muito tempo.)
Interrogativas Afirmativas: Have / Has + sujeito + been + verbo + -ing + objetos + interrogação.
Exemplos:
What have you been doing lately?
(O que você anda fazendo ultimamente?)
Respostas curtas afirmativas: "Yes" + sujeito + have (I, you, we, they) / has (he, she, it).
Exemplos:
Respostas curtas negativas: "No" + sujeito + have (I, you, we, they) / has (he, she, it) + "not".
Exemplos:
Marcadores temporais do "Present Perfect Continuous":
Entre os principais marcadores temporais deste tempo temos: since, for, all morning, all afternoon, all week, all day, how long (perguntas).
Exemplos:
He has been working in this company since 1985.
(Ele trabalha nesta empresa desde 1985.)
She's been writing a letter for some hours.
(Ela anda escrevendo uma carta há várias horas.)
I have been working all afternoon.
(Eu tenho trabalhado a tarde toda.)