1. THE
DURATION
FORM

2. 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

3. IL PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS è formato da
HAVE / HAS +
BEEN
Let’s have a look +
- ING form

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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?

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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.

20. 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