Introdução

Nós usamos o passado perfeito contínuo para falar sobre uma ação contínua no passado que começou e continuou até uma ação passada mais tarde.

Por exemplo:

I	had been running	for six hours by the time	I arrived	at the finish line.
	isso aconteceu em primeiro lugar		isso aconteceu mais tarde

... or:

By the time	I arrived	at the finish line,	I had been running	for six hours.
	isso aconteceu mais tarde		isso aconteceu em primeiro lugar

The bus was late. I had been waiting for 30 minutes when it finally arrived.

Formulário

Para produzir o tempo verbal do passado perfeito contínuo usamos:
had / "hadn't been" + formato "ing" do verbo principal.

Por exemplo:

I You He / She / It We They	had (or: I'd / She'd / They'd, etc)	been	lying	in the sun for hours.
	hadn't (had not)

Had

I You He / She / It We They

been

lying

in the sun for hours?

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Pratique

Complete as frases com a forma verbal correta no passado perfeito contínuo entre parênteses.

.

1)

Because it    for days, the pitch was soaked. (rain)

 

2)

She    the flowers so they all died. (not water)

 

3)

   the computer? (they use)

 

4)

Peter    for a new job for months when he finally found one in London. (look)

 

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Pratique ainda mais

Escolha a resposta correta para completar a frase: a, b, c ou d.
.

1)

When the investigation began, the factory ____ toxic waste for years.
 

has been dumping

had been dumping

have been dumping

had been dumped

 

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2)

She ____ her brother's lifestyle for years before she died.
 

has been funding

has funded

have been funding

had been funding

 

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3)

____ on you for a long time?
 

Had they been imposing

Been they had imposing

They had been imposing

Had been they imposing

 

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4)

We ____ the bird for long before it flew away.
 

haven't been feeding

hadn't been feeding

had been not feeding

not had been feeding

 

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5)

What ____ before the meeting started?
 

they had been doing

had been they doing

had they been doing

has they been doing

 

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6)

____ every night?
 

Had he been gambling

He had been gambling

Had been he gambling

Been he had gambling

 

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