(AVANÇASP 2026) - QUESTÃO

“I have been working on this paper all day.” This sentence is in the:

Ⓐ Simples Past

Ⓑ Simples Present

Ⓒ Past Perfect Continuous

Ⓓ Present Perfect Continuous

Ⓔ Present Perfect

The correct answer is: D) Present Perfect Continuous

The sentence “I have been working on this paper all day.” uses the structure:

have/has + been + verb-ing

This structure is the Present Perfect Continuous, which describes an action that started in the past and is still continuing now (or has just recently stopped).

• have been working → Present Perfect Continuous

• all day indicates the duration from the past until now.

✔ Example structure:

• I have been studying for three hours.

• She has been reading that book all morning.

- Final Answer: D) Present Perfect Continuous