Hoy vamos a entrar un poco más en materia para que los intermediate no os aburráis con tantos posts sobre inglés básico. ¡Hay sitio para todos! 😉 Si todavía no tienes claro cómo se utiliza el Present Perfect, pincha aquí.
Vamos a ver el Present Perfect Continuous:
Cuándo se utiliza
1) Para hablar de acciones que empezaron en el pasado pero que continúan en el presente
- George has been living in London for twenty years–-George ha estado viviendo en Londres durante veinte años
2) O de acciones que empezaron en el pasado y puede que hayan finalizado o no:
- John has been dancing all night –John ha estado bailando toda la noche–(puede seguir bailando en este momento o no)
- She has been waiting for you all day –Ella te ha estado esperando todo el día (y todavía te está esperando ahora…o no)
- Samuel has been travelling since last August–Samuel ha estado viajando desde el agosto pasado (¿ya ha regresado? Dunno)
3) Y también de acciones pasadas que justo han finalizado y estamos interesados en el resultado:
- Have you been drinking?–¿Has estado bebiendo?
- She has been cooking since last night—(Ella) ha estado cocinando toda la noche (la comida tiene una pinta…).
- It has been raining— Ha estado lloviendo (…y las calles están mojadas).
Cómo se forma
Se forma con:
1. El Presente Perfecto del verbo ‘to be‘ (have/has been), y
2. El Presente Participio (verbo acabado en -ing) del verbo principal.
Sujeto+have/has been+verbo (acabado en -ing)
They have been dancing
Ellos han estado nadando
En la forma afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa:
| Affirmativo | |
| She has been / She’s been | dancing |
| Negativo | |
| She hasn’t been | dancing |
| Interrogativo | |
| Has she been | dancing? |
| Interrogativo negativo | |
| Hasn’t she been | dancing? |
Ejemplo con ‘eat‘ (comer)
| Afirmativo | Negativo | Interrogativo |
| I have been eating | I haven’t been eating | Have I been eating? |
| You have been eating | You haven’t been eating | Have you been eating? |
| He, she, it has been eating | He hasn’t been eating | Has she been eating? |
| We have been eating | We haven’t been eating | Have we been eating? |
| You have been eating | You haven’t been eating | Have you been eating? |
| They have been eating | They haven’t been eating |
Have they been eating? |
Canción
Vamos a repasar este tiempo verbal con una canción de ‘The Beatles’: Please Mr. Postman.
1) Escucha la canción y escribe las palabras que faltan:
Please Mr. Postman
Oh yes, wait just a minute mister postman
Wait, wait mister postman
Mister postman _____and_____, oh yeah
If there’s a letter in the bag ___ _____.
Please mister postman
I’ve been waiting a long long time. oh, yeah
______ I heard from that girl of mine.
There must be some mail today
From my girlfriend so ____ ______.
Please mister postman look and see.
If there’s a letter, a letter for me
I’ve been standing here ______ Mister Postman
So patiently for just a card or just a letter
Saying she’s _______ home to me
________ Mister Postman.
Mister postman look and see. oh yeah
If there’s a letter in the bag for me. Please mister postman
I’ve been waiting a long long time. oh, yeah
Since I heard from that girl of mine.
So many days you past me by
See the tears _______in my eye
You didn’t stop to ____ ____ ______ ______.
By leaving me a card or letter
Mister Postman, look and see
Is there a letter, yeah, for me
I’ve been waiting such a long long time
Since I heard from that girl of mine.
You gotta, wait a minute wait a minute oh yeah
Wait a minute wait a minute oh yeah
(you gotta) check and see ____ ______ _____ _____ ______.
You gotta, wait a minute wait a minute oh yeah
Mister Postman, oh yeah
deliver the letter, ____ _____ _____ ______.
See you around!!
