Present Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect

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1 Present Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect

2 Present Perfect Continuous
have been + ing has I have been talking. She has been working. They have been living here.

3 Expressa uma ação que começou no passado e terminou recentemente.
You’re eyes are red. You have been crying. She is wearing her uniform. She has been studying at school. The children are making a snow man. It has been snowing. George’s hair is wet. He has been taking a shower.

4 Expressa uma ação que começou no passado e anda continua no presente.
I have been living in São Bento for 8 years. You have been sitting here since 9:30 a.m. The student have been playing soccer for one hour. The maid has been cleaning the house since 7:30 a.m. Or: The maid has cleaned the house since 7:30 a.m.

5 To know, to like, to believe
Normalmente não usamos formas contínuas: How long have you believed in him? Mas: How long have Will and Carol been fixing the TV?

6 Não confunda: Present Perfect com Present Perfect Continuous
Henry has eaten. (ação já terminada) Henry has been eating since he arrived at home. (ação não terminada, ele ainda está comendo)

7 Não confunda: Perfect Continuous com Present Perfect Continuous
They are smoking right now. (indica que a ação está acontecendo no momento) They have been smoking lately. (indica que a ação tem acontencido ultimamente, mas não necessariamente no momento.)

8 Past Perfect Tense had + past participle
She had eaten a lot yesterday. Monica hadn’t written the letter. Harry had answered the telephone. Cecile and Matthew hadn’t said any bad words.

9 Indica uma ação completamente passada, anterior à outra também expressa no passado.
A ação que aconteceu primeiro é que se expressa com o Past Perfect Tense: They had taken a shower when Mary woke up. Peter had arrived before we left home. I had called them after they had lunch.

10 Simple Past Tense + Simple Past Tense
When I opened the window, the cat went out. When Carl parked the car, the woman entered in it. Uma ação ocorreu logo após a outra.