Present Perfect Continuous Flashcards
What’s the pattern of the positive/negative form of the Present Perfect Continuous?
Pronoun + Aux. Verb + Negative (?) + Particple Be + Verb (PAvBeV)
ex.: “You have been working”;
ex. 2: “It has been raining”;
ex. 3: “It has not been raining” (negative)
Complete the phrase: “You” (not/walk)
“You have not been walking”
Complete the phrase: “He” (walk)
“You have been walking”
Complete the phrase: “It” (rain)
“It has been raining”
Complete the phrase: “They” (open)
“They have been openning”
Complete the phrase: “We” (swim)
“We have been swimming”
What’s the correct auxiliar verb for: “he, she, it”
“Has”
What’s the correct auxiliar verb for “i, you, we, they”
“Have”
When we use the Present Perfect Continuous?
“Describe actions that started in the past and have not been concluded or actions that just happened”
What’s the pattern of the question form of the Present Perfect Continuous?
Verb + Pronoun + Particple Be + Verb
ex.: “Have you been working?”;
ex. 2: “Has it been raining?”
Some other examples of Present Perfect Continuous?
“Your brother has been working at Brasil Escola for five years” (O seu irmão trabalha no Brasil Escola há cinco anos)
“What have you been doing since morning?” (O que você está fazendo desde a manhã?)
“I have been teaching at that school since August” (Eu estou dando aulas naquela escola desde agosto)
“We have been waiting here since morning” (Nós estamos esperando aqui desde a manhã)
“It has been raining a lot lately” (Tem chovido muito ultimamente)
“My eyes have been hurting these days” (Meus olhos têm doído esses dias)
“Paula hasn’t been attending school” (Paula não tem vindo à escola)
“Their teachers haven’t been correcting them as often” (Os seus professores não os têm corrigido com tanta frequência)
“I have been reading since today morning” (Estou lendo desde hoje de manhã (acabei de ler agora))
