Present Perfect Continuous
Att bilda Present Perfect Continuous
Present perfect continuous är sammansatt av två delar: perfekt av verbet 'to be' (have/has been), samt presens particip av huvudverbet (grundform+ing)
Subjekt | has/have been | grundform+ing |
She | has been | swimming |
Jakande: She has been / She's been running.
Nekande: She hasn't been running.
Frågande : Has she been running?
Frågande och nekande : Hasn't she been running?
Exempel: present perfect continuous, TO LIVE
Jakande | Nekande | Frågande |
---|---|---|
I have been living | I haven't been living | Have I been living? |
You have been living | You haven't been living | Have you been living? |
He, she, it has been living | He hasn't been living | Has she been living? |
We have been living | We haven't been living | Have we been living? |
You have been living | You haven't been living | Have you been living? |
They have been living | They haven't been living | Have they been living? |
Present perfect continuous - Funktioner
Present perfect continuous syftar på en ospecifierad tid som ägde rum mellan "innan nutid" och "nu"'. Talaren tänker på någonting som började men kanske inte avslutades under sagda tidsperiod. Han/hon är intresserad av processen såväl som resultatet, och denna process kan fortfarande vara pågående eller just ha avslutats.
Ageranden som påbörjades i dåtid och fortsätter i nutid
She has been waiting for you all day (= och hon väntar fortfarande).
I've been working on this report since eight o'clock this morning (= och jag har fortfarande inte gjort färdigt den).
They have been travelling since last October (= och de är inte hemma än).
Ageranden som precis har avslutats - och det som intresserar oss är resultatet av agerandet
She has been cooking since last night (= och maten på bordet ser utsökt ut).
It's been raining (= och gatorna är fortfarande våta).
Someone's been eating my chips (= hälften av dem är borta).
Verb som saknar continuous-former.
För de verb som normalt inte används i continuous-form, ska perfekt användas. Till exempel: I've wanted to visit China for years.
She's known Robert since she was a child.
I've hated that music since I first heard it.
I've heard a lot about you recently.
We've understood everything.
we've heard this morning.