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Present Perfect Continuous, Elisa Pitti Sicilia 26.0223 Inglés.…
Present Perfect Continuous
Affirmative Sentences
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S + has / have + been + v-ing
‘s / ‘ve
I have been reading
I've been reading
She has been reading
She's been reading
Pretérito perfecto continuo: I have been reading this book this week
Negative sentences
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S + has not / have not + been + v-ing
hasn’t / haven’t
I have not been reading
I haven't been reading
She has not been reading
She's not been reading
Interrogative sentences
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Has / have + S + been + v-ing…?
Have you been reading? Yes, I have / No, I haven't
Has she been reading? Yes, she has / No, she hasn't
Use
Recent past activities.
We don’t give a specific time.
Even though the activity is finished, we can see the result in the present
I’ve just been cleaning the car
*
(The car is wet and clean)
One continuing event
Emphasising the duration of an action or event, instead of the result (with the present perfect)
I’ve been writing songs
all day
(duration)
vs.
I’ve written five songs today (result)
Repeated continuing events
I’ve been going to Spain on holiday every year
since
1987
Something is temporary
She's been running a lot
recently
/
lately
How long...? (duration of an activity)
For / since
How long have you been waiting for me?
I have been waiting for you
for
30 minutes
.
Elisa Pitti Sicilia
26.0223 Inglés. Preparación para certificación B1.
