Present perfect continuous and past perfect continuous

Present perfect continuous and past perfect continuous

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Present perfect continuous

(He estado haciendo/llevo haciendo)

USE:

We use present perfect continuous in two situations:

• To describe the lenght of an ongoing action (present):

Example: I have been waiting for an answer from her for two weeks.

• To describe the effect of a recent event or situation

Example: I can speak French because I've been learning French for two years

Present perfect continuous

(He estado haciendo/llevo haciendo)

STRUCTURE

AFFIRMATIVE:Subject + have /has + been + verb -ing + objects Example: She has been looking for her keys for hours NEGATIVE: Subject + haven’t /hasn’t + been + verb -ing + objects Example: We haven’t been working on the project recently

Present perfect continuous

(He estado haciendo/llevo haciendo)

STRUCTURE

INTERROGATIVE(WH-) Have /Has + Subject + been + verb -ing + objects? Example: Has he been visiting his grandparents recently? What has your father been doing all morning? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, subject + have /has No, subject haven’t/hasn’t

Present perfect continuous

(He estado haciendo/llevo haciendo)

TIME EXPRESSIONS

• For hours/ a month / a year
• Since 2012 / April... / Monday...
• All morning / night / day / week / month
• Lately
• Recently
• How long have you been...?

Past perfect continuous

(Había estado haciendo/llevaba haciendo)

USE:

We use past perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. Example:I had been waiting for an answer from her for two weeks until she phoned me.I could speak French with my cousin Pierre last summer because I'd been learning French for two years

Past perfect continuous

(Había estado haciendo/llevaba haciendo)

STRUCTURE

AFFIRMATIVE:Subject + had + been + verb -ing + objects Example: Katy had been looking for her keys for hours until she found them NEGATIVE: Subject + hadn't + been + verb -ing + objects Example: We hadn't been working on the project until John joined the team.

Past perfect continuous

(Había estado haciendo/llevaba haciendo)

STRUCTURE

INTERROGATIVE(WH-) Had + Subject + been + verb -ing + objects? Example: Had he been visiting his grandparents before he moved to another city? What had your father been doing all morning until you arrived? SHORT ANSWERSYes, subject + had No, subject hadn't

Past perfect continuous

(Había estado haciendo/llevaba haciendo)

TIME EXPRESSIONS

• For hours / months...
• Since last April ...
• All morning / night /day / week...
• When
• Until
• Before