PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE -ing form not passato presente soggetto n Il present perfect progressive dei verbi si forma soggetto + have/has + been + ............... k Jack has been working since 9.00 this morning. Jack lavora dalle 9.00 di questa mattina. L haven t Modulo 3 - Unità 2 In italiano si usano forme diverse rispetto all inglese. n Forma negativa: soggetto + have/has + been + .............. + -ing form k He has not been working. Non lavora/Non ha lavorato. n Forma interrogativa: have/has + been + .............. + -ing form k Has he been working? Lavora/Ha lavorato? n Il present perfect progressive si usa per esprimere un attività del passato che ha causato un risultato nel .......................................... k Her eyes are red. She has been crying. Ha gli occhi rossi. Ha pianto. k My clothes are dirty. I ve been painting the kitchen. I miei vestiti sono sporchi. Ho dipinto la cucina. un attività che è iniziata nel ............. e perdura nel presente. (vedi Duration form) k They have been listening to music since 4 o clock. Ascoltano la musica dalle quattro. k I have been studying English for three years. Studio l inglese da tre anni. n Le risposte brevi si formulano Yes, I/you/we/they have. Yes, he/she/it has. No, I/you/we/they ............. No, he/she/it hasn t. 1. Completa le seguenti frasi con il present perfect progressive dei verbi tra parentesi, poi riscrivi le frasi alla forma interrogativa. a. He ............................... (play) all afternoon. ...................................................................................? b. It ............................... (rain) all weekend. .................................................................................? c. The baby ............................... (sleep) since last night. ..............................................................? d. We ............................... (wait) for hours. ..................................................................................? e. They ............................... (chat) since they met. .......................................................................? Perfect f. She has got a cough. She ............................... (smoke) a lot lately. ...........................................................................................................................................................? g. That picture ............................... (hang) on that wall since I was a child. ...........................................................................................................................................................? h. I ............................... (drive) non-stop since we left Turin. ...........................................................................................................................................................? 56 Modulo 3