PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

El PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, se usa para hablar de acciones que has empezado en el pasado pero continúan en el presente.

En castellano, equivale a expresiones como: He estado estudiando

Para conjugar el PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE, existe una fórmula, que es la siguiente:

PRONOMBRE + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERBO ACABADO EN -ING

Ahora veremos algunas frases en present perfect continuous de ejemplo:

Yo	he	estado	cocinando
I	have	been	cooking

Tú	has	estado	hablando
You	have	been	speaking

Él	ha	estado	bailando
He	has	been	dancing

Ella	ha	estado	cantando
She	has	been	singing

Nosotros	hemos	estado	jugando
We	have	been	playing

PRACTIQUEMOS…

Traduce las siguientes frases en inglés en present perfect continuous:

Yo he estado jugando a fútbol.
Tú has estado bailando.
Él ha estado viajando por el mundo.
Ella ha estado comiendo mucho.
Eso ha estado cambiando.
Nosotros hemos estado cantando.
Vosotros habéis estado  viviendo en América.
Ellos han estado corriendo.

Veamos cómo ha ido el ejercicio anterior…

Yo he estado jugando a fútbol.	I have been playing football.
Tú has estado bailando.	You have been dancing.
Él ha estado viajando por el mundo.	He has been travelling around the world.
Ella ha estado comiendo mucho.	She has been eating a lot.
Eso ha estado cambiando.	It has been changing.
Nosotros hemos estado cantando.	We have been singing.
Vosotros habéis estado viviendo en América.	You have been living in America.
Ellos han estado corriendo.	They have been running.

Para hacer la INTERROGATIVA I LA NEGATIVA, no necesitamos ningún verbo auxiliar, lo único que tenemos que hacer es lo siguiente:

Para la INTERROGATIVA:

Lo único que tenemos que hacer es girar el pronombre y el verbo TO HAVE, como en el siguiente ejemplo:

Afirmativa	You	have	been	studying
Interrogativa	Have	you	been	studying?

Para la NEGATIVA:

Tenemos que añadir NOT después del verbo HAVE, como en el ejemplo siguiente:

Afirmativa	You	have	been	studying
Negativa	You	have not	been	studying?

También existen formas abreviadas, para hablar de forma más coloquial, que son las siguientes:

Afirmativa	You	have	been	studying
Negativa	You	haven’t	been	studying?
Afirmativa	He	has	been	studying
Negativa	He	hasn’t	been	studying?

PRACTIQUEMOS…

Pon las siguientes frases en interrogativa i negativa:

I have been playing football	Interrogativa
	Negativa
You have been dancing	Interrogativa
	Negativa
He has been travelling around the world.	Interrogativa
	Negativa
She has been eating a lot.	Interrogativa
	Negativa
It has been changing.	Interrogativa
	Negativa
We have been singing.	Interrogativa
	Negativa
You have been living in America.	Interrogativa
	Negativa
They have been running.	Interrogativa
	Negativa

Veamos cómo ha ido el ejercicio anterior…

I have been playing football	Interrogativa	Have you been playing football?
	Negativa	You have not been playing football. You haven’t been playing football.
You have been dancing	Interrogativa	Have you been dancing?
	Negativa	You have not been dancing. You haven’t been dancing.
He has been travelling around the world.	Interrogativa	Has he been travelling around the world?
	Negativa	He has not been travelling around the world. He hasn’t been travelling around the world.
She has been eating a lot.	Interrogativa	Has she been eating a lot?
	Negativa	She has not been eating a lot. She hasn’t been eating a lot.
It has been changing.	Interrogativa	Has it been changing?
	Negativa	It has not been changing. It hasn’t been changing.
We have been singing.	Interrogativa	Have we been singing?
	Negativa	We have not been singing. We haven’t been singing.
You have been living in America.	Interrogativa	Have you been living in America?
	Negativa	You have not been living in America. You haven’t been living in America.
They have been running.	Interrogativa	Have they been running?
	Negativa	They have not been running. They haven’t been running.