THE DURATION FORM

SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS THE DURATION FORM Lavoro qui. SIMPLE PRESENT I WORK here. 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 Let’s have a look + - ING form

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS – Positive form I’ve been working You’ve been working He / She / It’s been working We’ve been working They’ve been working I have been working You have been working He / She / It has been working We have been working You have been working They have 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?

SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS THE DURATION FORM Lavoro qui. SIMPLE PRESENT I WORK here. 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. periodo di tempo four months FOR September 2014 NOW: January 2015 punto di inizio SINCE

THE DURATION FORM: FOR OR SINCE? a week SINCE 2010 SINCE Tuesday FOR a long time SINCE last month SINCE I was born FOR three years SINCE my birthday FOR ages

DURATION FORM Da quanto tempo / Da quando lavori qui? HOW LONG DO YOU WORK here? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING here?

…have you been living in your house? How long... …have you been living in your house?

…have you been living in your town? How long... …have you been living in your town?

…have you been sitting next to your classmate? How long... …have you been sitting next to your classmate?

…have you been studying English? How long... …have you been studying English?

…have you been practising your favourite sport? How long... …have you been practising your favourite sport?

...have you been listening to the teacher? How long... ...have you been listening to the teacher?

THE DURATION FORM BE HAVE LOVE WANT HEAR LIKE KNOW SEE HATE UNDERSTAND 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 BE HAVE BELIEVE WANT LOVE HEAR KNOW LIKE SEE HATE 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) BELIEVE WANT LOVE HEAR KNOW LIKE SEE HATE UNDERSTAND

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.

have had have loved has known haven’t heard have you been hasn’t seen I (have) this mobile for a year. I (love) her since I saw her. She (know) Martin for two years. We (not hear) from him for two weeks. How long (you / be) in this school? Mark (not see) his girlfriend for a month. They (have) that car since 2010. He (have) a shower for half an hour! have had have loved has known haven’t heard have you been hasn’t seen have had has been having