Present Perfect Continuous

Mod de formare
Afirmativ:
Subiect + have / has (pers. a III-a sg.) + vb. la infinitiv + terminatia "-ing"
I have been waiting for your reply since yesterday.
Interogativ:
Have / has (pers. a III-a sg.) + Subiect + been + vb. la infinitiv + terminatia "-ing"
Have I been waiting for your reply since yesterday?
Negativ:
Subiect + have / has (pers. a III-a sg.) + not +been+ vb. la infinitiv + terminatia
"-ing"
Se folosesc adesea contractiile haven't (have + not) si hasn't (has + not)
I haven't been waiting for your reply since yesterday.
Se foloseste pentru:
- exprima o actiune inceputa in trecut care se continua in prezent.
Shes been crying for hours.
Plange de ore in sir
- exprima o actiune trecuta al carei rezultat este vizibil in prezent
Its been raining.
A pouat.
Expresii cu care se foloseste adesea Prezentul Perfect Continuu:
since
Exemplu:
You have been living in Paris since 1996.
for
Exemplu:
They have been watching TV for 3 hours.
so far
Exemplu:
So far, there have been arriving 10 passengers from London.
ever
Exemplu:
Have you ever been listening to the radio?
never
Exemplu:
I have never been travelling to France until now.