Past Perfect Continuous
Este tempo verbal é usado para indicar uma ação em progresso antes de um momento específico no passado. Algo que teve início no passado e continuou até o momento em que outro evento ocorreu. I had been working hard for 10 years before I got that promotion. She had been studying for 6 years before she became a lawyer. O Past Perfect Continuous pode ser usado também para expressar a idéia de causa e efeito, sempre se referindo a eventos no passado. He became so muscular because he had been doing lots of exercises. She got the best marks because she had been only studying. Se não especificamos a duração de um evento, podemos usar o Past Continuous, desde que a idéia a ser expressar for de interrupção. Compare: I was sleeping when the door bell rang. => I woke up when I heard the door bell. I had been sleeping for 2 hours when the door bell rang. => I slept for 2 hours, woke up just before the bell rang. Existem algumas expressões indicadoras deste tempo verbal, sendo as mais comuns: when, before, prior to, until. Para formar sentenças no Past Perfect Continuous, usamos as regras: Afirmativa: had been + verbo principal no gerúndio. had been verbing I had been working for the same company until I finally quit. She had been waiting for more than one hour when you arrived. Negativa: Adicione "not" depois do primeiro verbo auxiliar. had not been verbing He had not been gambling until you invited him. Interrogativa: Inverta o sujeito e o primeiro verbo auxiliar. What had you been doing when his grandmother called? Exercises on the above theory Exercícios sobre a teoria acima |
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