PRESENTE PERFECTO PROGRESIVO O CONTINUO

COMO SE USA

El Presente Perfecto Continuo o Progresivo se utiliza para enfocarse en

una actividad que est en curso en el momento en el que se habla.
Expresa una situacin temporal.
Un ejemplo de una oracin en espaol del Presente Perfecto Continuo o
Progresivo es:
Yo he estado comiendo por media hora.
El mismo ejemplo en ingls es:
I have been eating for half an hour
Para que se entienda la estructura de este tipo de oraciones, a
continuacin escribo sus frmulas en afirmativo, negativo e
interrogativo.
FORMULAS
AFIRMATIVO
SUJETO + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERBO QUE TERMINA EN ING + COMPLEMENTO
I
have
been
working
all day
He
has
been
eating
all day

NEGATIVO
SUJETO + HAVE/HAS + NOT + BEEN + VERBO QUE TERMINA EN ING + COMPLEMENTO
I
have
not
been
working
all day
She
has
not
been
eating
all day

INTERROGATIVO
HAVE/HAS + SUJETO*+ + BEEN + VERBO QUE TERMINA EN ING + COMPLEMENTO +
Have

been

working

all day

Has

she

been

eating

all day

?
?
?
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Recordemos que el verbo HAVE se conjuga de la siguiente manera:

I
HAVE
YOU HAVE
SHE HAS
HE
HAS
IT
HAS
WE HAVE
THEY HAVE
EJEMPLOS

The Flinstones have been walking for 2 hours

The frog has been eating all day

EJERCICIOS
INSTRUCCIONES: Usando las formulas, escribe el Presente
Perfecto Continuo o Progresivo para las siguientes imgenes:
1.-

2.-

3.-

EXERCICICIOS
INSTRUCCIONES: siguiendo las formulas, reescribe las siguientes
oraciones en el Presente Perfecto Continuo o Progresivo, en
afirmativo, negativo o en interrogativo, como corresponda.

1. My mother (cook) all day.

2.- The students (try) to learn the new words for the new course.
3.- He (rent) here?
4.-

She (work) for the last 3 hours?

5.-

You (write ) in English all day long

6.- I (try ) to concentrate for the last 2 hours

7.- Carl (listen) to the teacher for the last 10 min.

8.- He (not/look) at you since you started talking.

9.- Mary (do/not) her homework

10.- Lucy

( try) to call your home?

11.- The children (sing) here for 2 years

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Put the verbs into the correct form (present

perfect progressive).
1.

He (live)

in this building since 1999.

2.

I (eat)

since two o'clock.

3.

Mary (live)

in Germany since 1992.

4.

He (play)

tennis for five hours.

5.

She (work )

6.

We (drive )

7.

I (sleep)

8.

The dog (play / not)

9.

She (look)

10.

He (not / work)

11.

She / sit / on that chair all day long

12.

I / talk / to the lovely child

13.

We / look / at the new teacher

14.

It / rain / all day?

15.

He / study (neg) / English for two years.

16.

I / work (neg) / at the bank

here?
in this avenue for more than an hour.
without a pillow for two weeks.

at the garden?
in the garden for more than an hour.

17.

She / feel / ill since Monday

18.

He / smoke (neg.) / in the school

19.

They / go (neg.)/ to that new cinema

20.

George and Harry / listen / to the baseball game for 2 hours