Present perfect continuous Assistir ao vídeo explicativo demo Assistir ao vídeo explicativo completo - com senha Vídeo 2 Assistir ao vídeo demo Assistir ao vídeo de explicativo completo - sem senha Video 3 Assistir ao vídeo explicativo demo Assistir ao vídeo explicativo completo - com senha 1 When an action starts in the past and continues up to the present we can use either the present perfect or the present perfect continuous, which is more emphatic: I have been working since 9 o'clock this morning (Estou trabalhando desde às 9 desta manhã). The present perfect would be less emphatic here: I have worked for this bank since 1976 (Trabalho para este banco desde 1976). So, Trabalho aqui desde... I have worked here since... Estou trabalhando nisto desde... I have been working on this since... 2 We also use it to express an action which has just finished: Why are you tired? I have been running. exercises home |