LESSON EIGHT

 

Objetivo: Esta lição visa mostrar mais um tempo verbal. Desta vez o present perfect continuous. Como e quando usa-lo, e também a diferença entre ele e o present continuous. Também será visto uma revisão dos artigos indefinidos.haverá vários exercícios para melhor entendimento da lição.

 

PRÉ-REQUISITO: para melhor entender o present perfect , veja a lição sete. E para os artigos indefinidos, veja o nível básico.

 

LESSON EIGHT

 

STRUCTURE

 

Formas

 

Affirmative

 

Subject + have/has + been + verb + ing

 

EX: I have  been  writing  letters.

 

She has been cooking  cake.

 

Negative

 

EX: I haven’t ( have not) been writing letters

 

She hasn’t (has not) been cooking cake.

 

Interrogative

 

Have you been writing letters?

 

Has she been cooking cake?

 

NOTE:

 

O present perfect continuous é semelhante com o present continuous. Por isso o cuidado para saber diferencia-los.

 

» o present continuous é usado para algo que está ocorrendo no momento da fala.

 

EX:I’m eating now!

 

» O present perfect continuous é usado para algo que está ocorrendo recentemente.

 

EX: I have been eating.

 

COMO E QUANDO SE USA O PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS?

 

Usa-se para destacar a continuação de algo iniciado no passado e que ainda ocorre até o presente.

 

EX: he has been working hard.

 

They have been traveled for two days.

 

ACTIVITY-I

 

1. use the present perfect continuous in the sentences below:

 

a) I do my job.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

b) they dance for two hours.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

c) she study English lately.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

d) Julie sleep for 4 hours.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

e) we play soccer recently.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

f) you live with your uncle.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

g) Ane cleans my house yet.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

h)do you have dinner?

 

_____________________________________________________

 

STRUCTURE II

 

Indefinitive article

 

Os artigos indefinidos são:

 

A= um, uma - é usado antes de palavras no singular e que são iniciadas por consoantes.

 

EX: a boy

 

A girl

 

A hospital

 

an = um, uma – é usado  antes de palavras no singular iniciadas por vogais.

 

EX: an animal

 

an orange

 

estes artigos podem aparecer:

 

» antes de nomes de profissões:

 

EX: a doctor

 

an  archiect

 

» com expressões numéricas;

 

EX: a hundred ( uma centena)

 

» em exclamações

 

EX: what a pitty ! ( que pena!)

 

What a mess ! ( que bagunça)

 

ACTIVITY-II

 

1. complete with a or an:

 

a) my brother is _________ English teacher.

 

b) I am ________ student.

 

c) She wants _______orange  juice.

 

d) Mr. Smith wants to be ______doctor.

 

e) We have_____dog.

 

f) My sister is _____ waitress.

 

g) My cousin wants to buy ______car.

 

h) this boy have _______ ball.

 

NEW VERBS

 

To clean = limpar

 

To build= construir

 

To hold= pegar, segurar

 

To seek= procurar

 

NEW WORDS

 

Husband= marido

 

Mess=bagunça

 

Mailman= carteiro

 

Hairdresser=cabeleira

 

Dressmaker=costureira

 

Butcher= açougueiro

 

Mechanic= mecânico

 

Waiter= garçom

 

Waitress=garçonete

 

Baker=padeiro

 

Painter= pintor

 

Street=rua

 

NEW EXPRESSIONS

 

What a mess=que bagunça!

 

To get out= sair

 

Wait for= esperar por

 

To be sure= estar certo

 

Of course=é claro

 

ACTIVITY-III

 

1. TRANSLATION:

 

a) I need a new husband.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

b)we have been cleaning this house all day long.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

c) have you ever sought your wallet?

 

_____________________________________________________

 

d) the waiter held a glass of juice to me.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

e) the baker has been cooking delicious cakes and bread.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

f)the dressmaker has been working a lot in my dress.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

g) I have been seeking a good mechanic.

 

_____________________________________________________

 

2. rewrite the sentences below:

 

a) my/ painter/ a/ good/ is

 

_____________________________________________________

 

b) wait/ me/ for/you

 

_____________________________________________________

 

c)to clean/ house/my/I/need

 

_____________________________________________________

 

d) we/ hairdresser/go/to/now

 

_____________________________________________________

 

e) give/ mailman/ me/a/ letter/ the

 

_____________________________________________________

 

F) need/ you/ to/ clean/ mess/ this/

 

_____________________________________________________

 

g) father/ house/my/ been/ building/ has/

 

_____________________________________________________

 

GABARITO

 

 

Activity-I

 

1. a) I have been doing my job.

 

b) they have been dacending for two hours.

 

c) She has been studying English lately.

 

d) Julie has been sleeping for 4 hours.

 

e) We have been playing soccer recently.

 

f) You have been living with your uncle.

 

g) Ane has been cleaning my house yet.

 

h) have you been having dinner?

 

Activity-II

 

1. a) an

 

b) a

 

c) an

 

d) a

 

e) a

 

f) a

 

g) a

 

h) a

 

Activity-III

 

1. a) eu preciso de um novo marido

 

b) nós temos estado limpado a casa o dia todo.

 

c) Você já procurou /tem procurado sua bolsa?

 

d) O garçom pegou um copo de suco de laranja para mim.

 

e) O padeiro tem estado cozinhando deliciosos bolos e pães.

 

f) A costureira tem estado trabalhando muito em meu vestido.

 

g) Eu tenho estado procurando um bom mecânico.

 

2) a)my father is a good painter.

 

b) you waiter for me.

 

c) I need to clean my house.

 

d) We go to hairdresser now.

 

e) The mailman give me a letter.