Past Perfect Continuous

Question 1

Para qual finalidade o tempo verbal Past Perfect Continuous pode ser usado?

Answer 1

Para descrever algo que estava acontecendo em um passado já acabado

He was tired when he got home. He had been working hard all day.
(Ele estava cansado quando chegou em casa. Ele tinha trabalhado duro o dia todo.)

Question 2

Como é a estrutura das frases afirmativas com os verbos regulares no Past Perfect Continuous?

Answer 2

Pronome + Had + been (to be no particípio) + verbo-ing.

He had been working hard all day.
(Ele passou o dia trabalhando duro)

Question 3

Como é a estrutura das frases negativas com os verbos regulares no Past Perfect Continuous?

Answer 3

Pronome + Had + not + been (to be no particípio) + verbo-ing.

He hadn’t been working hard all day
(Ele não esteve trabalhando duro ao longo do dia.)

Question 4

Como é a estrutura das frases interrogativas com os verbos regulares no Past Perfect Continuous?

Answer 4

Had + Pronome + been (to be no particípio) + verbo-ing.

Had he been working hard all day?
(Ele esteve trabalhando duro o dia todo?)

Question 5

Faça todas as conjugações no Past Perfect Continuous do verbo “to study”.

Answer 5

I + had been + studying
You + had been + studying
He + had been + studying
She + had been + studying
It + had been + studying
You + had been + studying
They + had been + studying