Present continuous conditional

Formação

Nas orações condicionais tipo 2, pode ser utilizada a forma contínua do "present conditional".

Oração "If" (condição) Oração principal (resultado)
If + simple past "present continuous conditional"
If this thing happened that thing would be happening.

Funções

Essa construção é comum nas orações condicionais tipo 2. Ela expressa uma ação ou situação incompleta ou em progresso, a qual representa o resultado provável de uma condição irreal.

Exemplos
  • I would be working in Italy if I spoke Italian. (mas eu não falo italiano, por isso, não trabalho na Itália.)
  • She wouldn't be living with Jack if she lived with her parents. (mas ela mora com Jack, e não com seus pais.)
  • You wouldn't be smiling if you knew the truth. (mas você está sorrindo, pois não sabe a verdade.)

O tempo verbal "present continuous conditional"

O "present continuous conditional" de qualquer verbo é composto por três elementos:
"would" + "be" + "present participle"
O "present participle" é formado através da inclusão da terminação "-ing" ao radical do verbo.

Sujeito + would + be + present participle
He would be staying
They would be going
To Live no "Present Continuous Conditional"
Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa Interrogativa Negativa
I would be living I wouldn't be living Would I be living? Wouldn't I be living?
You would be living You wouldn't be living Would you be living? Wouldn't you be living?
He would be living He wouldn't be living Would he be living? Wouldn't he be living?
She would be living She wouldn't be living Would she be living? Wouldn't she be living?
We would be living We wouldn't be living Would we be living? Wouldn't we be living?
They would be living They wouldn't be living Would they be living? Wouldn't they be living?