VERBO AUXILIAR + VERBO PRINCIPAL
VERBO AUXILIAR = TO BE (present perfect)
VERBO PRINCIPAL = PRESENT PARTICIPLE
TO WATCH
I have been watching
You have been watching
He has been watching
She has been watching
It has been watching
We have been watching
You have been watching
They have been watching
USO DO PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
O "PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS" indica uma AÇÃO QUE COMEÇA NO PASSADO E TEM CONTINUIDADE NO PRESENTE.
I have been teaching English for many years.
(Estou lecionando inglês há muitos anos.)
ATTENTION!!!
A diferença entre o "PRESENT PERFECT" simples e o "PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS" é pequena. Muitas vezes, podemos substituir um pelo outro, sem alterar o sentido.
It has rained hard since last Tuesday.
It has been raining hard since last Tuesday.
Entretanto, a diferença torna-se mais nítida quando o "PRESENT PERFECT" está descrevendo uma ação decorrida num tempo indefinido no passado.
Tom has read a play of Shaw's.
(Tom leu uma peça de Shaw >>>>> QUANDO? SEMANA PASSADA? ANO PASSADO?)
Tom has been reading a play of Shaw's.
(Tom está lendo uma peça de Shaw >>>>> Percebe-se que a ação de ler começou antes do presente momento).
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IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
TO TAKE CARE OF = tomar conta de
I can't leav now. I'm taking care of my little sister.
TO BE BORN = nascer
Christ was born on December, 25th.
ALL DAY LONG = o dia inteiro
Those girls have been jumping rope all day long.
(to jump rope = pular corda)
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