a Alejandro ANCO 3 éve
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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS
STRUCTURE
(=) Yes, (I/You/He/She/It/We/They) - have/has; No, (I/You/He/She/It/We/They) - haven't/hasn't.
(?) Have/Has - subject - been - verb (ing) - complement ?
(-) Subject - haven't/hasn't - been - verb (ing) - complement.
(+) Subject - have/has - been - verb (ing) - complement
SIGNAL WORDS
every night, every day
since, for
How long
EXAMPLES
(=) Yes, he has
(?) Has he been living on the next door since 1999?
(-) You haven't been studying for the final exams.
(+) I have been working here since 2011.
USES
Express an action that started in the past and is still going on in the present.
Express an action that started in the past and has just finished.