THE
DURATION
FORM
THE DURATION FORM
Lavoro qui.
I WORK here.
SIMPLE PRESENT
Lavoro qui da settembre.
I WORK here.....
Per indicare un’azione che inizia nel passato e
continua nel presente si usa il...
PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
IL PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
è formato da
HAVE / HAS
+
BEEN
+
- ING form
Let’s have a look
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS – Positive form
I have been working
I’ve been working
You have been working
You’ve been working
He / She / It has been working
He / She / It’s been working
We have been working
We’ve been working
You have been working
You’ve been working
They have been working
They’ve been working
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS – Negative form
I haven’t been working
You haven’t been working
He / She / It hasn’t been working
We haven’t been working
You haven’t been working
They haven’t been working
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Interrogative form
Have I been working?
Have you been working?
Has he / she / it been working?
Have we been working?
Have you been working?
Have they been working?
THE DURATION FORM
Lavoro qui.
I WORK here.
SIMPLE PRESENT
Lavoro qui da settembre.
I WORK here.....
Per indicare un’azione che inizia nel passato e
continua nel presente si usa il...
PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
I HAVE BEEN WORKING here SINCE September.
THE DURATION FORM
Lavoro qui da settembre.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING here SINCE September.
Lavoro qui da sei mesi.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING here FOR four months.
four months
September
2014
punto di
inizio
SINCE
periodo
di tempo
FOR
NOW:
January 2015
THE DURATION FORM:
FOR
FOR OR SINCE?
a week
SINCE
2010
SINCE
Tuesday
FOR
a long time
SINCE
last month
SINCE
I was born
FOR
SINCE
FOR
three years
my birthday
ages
DURATION FORM
Da quanto tempo / Da quando lavori qui?
HOW LONG DO YOU WORK here?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING here?
How long...
…have you been
living in your
house?
How long...
…have you been
living in your
town?
How long...
…have you been
sitting next to your
classmate?
How long...
…have you been
studying English?
How long...
…have you been
practising your
favourite sport?
How long...
...have you been
listening to the
teacher?
THE DURATION FORM
Esistono verbi che NON possono essere usati
alla forma progressiva.
Sono verbi che non esprimono un’AZIONE ma
uno STATO. Ad esempio:
BE
HAVE
(solo quando vuol dire avere)
LOVE
WANT
HEAR
LIKE
KNOW
SEE
HATE
UNDERSTAND
BELIEVE
THE DURATION FORM
Questi verbi non possono essere usati al
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
Per esprimere la forma di durata devo usare il
PRESENT PERFECT.
ESEMPIO: Lo conosco da un anno.
I HAVE BEEN KNOWING him for a year.
BE
I HAVE KNOWN him for a year.
HAVE
(solo quando vuol dire avere)
LOVE
WANT
BELIEVE
LIKE
KNOW
HEAR
HATE
UNDERSTAND
SEE
THE DURATION FORM
Con alcuni verbi come WORK o LIVE posso
usare sia il PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS
che il PRESENT PERFECT
ESEMPI:
Lavoro in questa scuola da due anni.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING in this school for two years.
I HAVE WORKED in this school for two years.
Maria vive a Londra da sei mesi.
Maria HAS BEEN LIVING in London for six months.
Maria HAS LIVED in London for six months.
I (have) have had
this mobile for a year.
I (love) have loved
her since I saw her.
She (know)
has known
Martin for two years.
We (not hear)
haven’t heard
from him for two weeks.
How long (you / be) have you been
Mark (not see)
They (have)
He (have)
hasn’t seen
have had
in this school?
his girlfriend for a month.
that car since 2010.
has been having
a shower for half an hour!