Past Perfect Continuous (Past Perfect Progressive)
Go to Practice ExercisesO Past Perfect Continuous mostra que uma ação estava em progresso no passado antes de outra ação ou momento. Enfatiza a duração ou continuidade da atividade anterior.
Formamos o Past Perfect Continuous com had been + a forma -ing do verbo. A mesma forma é usada para todos os sujeitos (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
Formação
Forma Afirmativa
Forme o Past Perfect Continuous com had been + verbo-ing. As contrações ('d) são comuns em inglês falado.
| Forma Completa | Forma Contraída |
|---|---|
| I had been reading for an hour | I'd been reading for an hour |
| You had been walking in the park | You'd been walking in the park |
| He had been cooking dinner | He'd been cooking dinner |
| She had been talking on the phone | She'd been talking on the phone |
| It had been raining all morning | It'd been raining all morning |
| We had been playing football | We'd been playing football |
| They had been studying English for years | They'd been studying English for years |
Forma Negativa
Adicione 'not' após 'had' para fazer negações. A contração 'hadn't' é comumente usada.
| Forma Completa | Forma Contraída |
|---|---|
| I had not been reading for long | I hadn't been reading for long |
| You had not been walking in the park | You hadn't been walking in the park |
| He had not been cooking dinner | He hadn't been cooking dinner |
| She had not been talking on the phone | She hadn't been talking on the phone |
| It had not been raining all morning | It hadn't been raining all morning |
| We had not been playing football | We hadn't been playing football |
| They had not been studying English for years | They hadn't been studying English for years |
Perguntas Sim/Não
Mude 'had' para antes do sujeito para formar perguntas.
Exemplos:
- Had I been reading before you arrived?
- Had you been walking in the park earlier?
- Had he been cooking when the guests arrived?
- Had she been talking on the phone for long?
- Had it been raining all morning?
- Had we been playing football before it started raining?
- Had they been studying English for years before moving?
Perguntas com Wh-
Comece com uma palavra interrogativa, depois use had + sujeito + been + verbo-ing.
Exemplos:
- What had I been doing before you called?
- Where had you been walking?
- Why had he been cooking for so long?
- Who had she been talking to?
- How long had it been raining?
- What had we been playing before the rain?
- How long had they been studying English?
Uso
Nota: Verbos estativos (como know, like, believe, want) geralmente não são usados em formas contínuas. Eles descrevem estados e não ações.
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