Present Perfect Continuous

Jakiś czas temu TUTAJ pisałam o Present Perfect Simple. Dzisiaj będzie też o Present Perfect ale tym razem Continuous ;)  

Na początek trochę przykładów:

He is tired. He has been working all day.

He is exhausted because he has been running.

He's sunburnt. He has been lying in the sun for too long.

Her hands are filthy. She has been playing in mud.

They are angry. They have been arguing.

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HAVE/HAS BEEN + VERB + ING

I have been sleeping for 5 hours.

I haven't been waiting long.

How long have you been sitting here?

Zastosowanie

1. Present Perfect Continuous używamy do opisania czegoś, co rozpoczęło się w przeszłości i albo właśnie się skończyło albo nadal trwa:

He has been working all day.

On pracuje cały dzień.

I have been living in Warsaw for many years.

Mieszkam w Warszawie od wielu lat.

2. Tego czasu używamy też do opisania czynności, którą wykonywaliśmy do chwili obecnej i której SKUTKI UBOCZNE widoczne są w tej chwili:

He's sunburnt. He has been lying in the sun for too long.

Jest cały poparzony słońcem. Za długo leżał na słońcu.

They are angry. They have been arguing.

Są rozzłoszczeni. Kłócili się.

3. W przeciwieństwie do Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous podkreśla JAK DŁUGO wykonywaliśmy/już wykonujemy daną czynność:

I have been dancing ballet since I was eight years old.

Tańczę baletowo odkąd skończyłam osiem lat.

I have been working here for 7 years.

Pracuję tutaj od siedmiu lat.

She has painted the room.
Pomalowała pokój.
Present Perfect Simple

She's been painting her room.
Maluje/Malowała pokój.
Present Perfect Continuous

London Beat "I've been thinking about you"

We must have been stone crazy

when we thought we were just friends

'Cause I miss you, baby

And I've got those feelings again

I guess I'm all confused about you

I feel so in love

Oh, baby, what can I do?

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you, shi-pow-pow!

Suddenly we're strangers

I watch you walking away

She was my one temptation

Oh, I did not want her to stay

Deep down, I'm still confused about you

I feel so in love

Oh, baby, what can I do?

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you, shi-pow-pow!

What good is being here without you?

I feel so in love

Oh, baby, what can I do?

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you

I've been thinking about you, shi-pow-pow!