Formação
Nas orações condicionais tipo 3, pode ser utilizada a forma perfeita do "present conditional".
| Oração "If" (condição) | Oração principal (resultado) |
|---|---|
| If + past perfect | "perfect continuous conditional" |
| If this thing had happened | that thing would have been happening. |
Funções
O "perfect continuous conditional" pode ser utilizado nas orações condicionais tipo 3. Ele indica o resultado incompleto da ação presente na oração "if" e expressa esse resultado como uma ação inacabada ou em progresso.
Exemplos
- If the weather had been better (o que não ocorreu), I'd have been sitting in the garden when he arrived (mas não foi assim).
- If she hadn't got a job in London (mas ela conseguiu), she would have been working in Paris (mas não foi assim).
- If I had had a ball I would have been playing football.
- If I had known it was dangerous I wouldn't have been climbing that cliff.
O tempo verbal "perfect continuous conditional"
O "perfect continuous conditional" de qualquer verbo é composto por quatro elementos:
"would" + "have" + "been" + "present participle"
O "present participle" é formado pela inclusão da terminação "-ing" ao radical do verbo.
| Sujeito | + would | + have | + been | + present participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | would | have | been | staying |
| They | would | have | been | going |
To Work no "Perfect Continuous Conditional"
| Afirmativa | Negativa | Interrogativa | Interrogativa Negativa |
|---|---|---|---|
| I would have been living | I wouldn't have been living | Would I have been living? | Wouldn't I have been living? |
| You would have been living | You wouldn't have been living | Would you have been living? | Wouldn't you have been living? |
| He would have been living | He wouldn't have been living | Would he have been living? | Wouldn't he have been living? |
| She would have been living | She wouldn't have been living | Would she have been living? | Wouldn't she have been living? |
| We would have been living | We wouldn't have been living | Would we have been living? | Wouldn't we have been living? |
| They would have been living | They wouldn't have been living | Would they have been living? | Wouldn't they have been living? |