Present Perfect Continuous tense

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Днес ще отделим време за Сегашно перфектно продължително време.

Сегашно перфектно продължително време се използва за изразяване на действие започнало в миналото и  извършвано до момента на говоренето.

Сегашно перфектно продължително време набляга на продължителността на действието или времетраенето на действието. Когато използваме Сегашно перфектно продължително време искаме да кажем, че и двете - и процеса и резултата, са важни.

The present perfect continuous tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past and has continued up to the present moment. The present perfect continuous usually emphasizes duration, or the amount of time that an action has been taking place. When we use the Present perfect continuous tense, we want to say that both the process and the result are important.

Образуване 😃  Form

Сегашно перфектно продължително време се образува с помощта на спомагателния глагол have в сегашно време + миналото причастие на глагола be + сегашното причастие на  главния глагол

The Present Perfect Continuous tense is formed with the auxiliary verb have (have/has) + past participle of verb be (been) + present participle of the main verb (verb + ing).

(have/has) + been + (verb+ing) 

Examples:

I have been working since the morning.

She has been studying for three hours.

Отрицателните изречения в сегашно перфектно продължително време се образуват като към спомагателния глагол have/has прибавим not + миналото причастие на глагола be (been) + сегашното причастие на главния глагол (verb+ing)

Negative statements in Present Perfect tense are formed with have/has + not + past participle of verb be (been) + present participle of main verb (verb +ing)

(have/has+not) + been + (verb+ing)  

Examples:

I haven’t been working since this morning.

She hasn’t been studying for three hours.

Въпросителните изречения в сегашно перфектно продължително време се образуват с инверсия на глагола have/has и подлога + миналото причастие на глагола be (been) + сегашното причастие на главния глагол (verb+ing)

Questions are formed by inversing, switching the positions of the verb have/has and pronoun + past participle of verb be (been) + present participle of main verb (verb +ing).

(Have/has) + subject+ been + (verb+ing)

(Have/has+not) + subject + been + (verb+ing)

Examples:

Have I been working since the morning?

Has she been studying for three hours?

Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.

При образуване на въпрос с въпросителните думи where, when, why, what, how, how long   изречението започва с въпросителната дума + спомагателния глагол have/has + подлога + миналото причастие на глагола be + сегашното причастие на  главния глагол.

Examples:

How long have you been working?

What has she been studying?

Въпросите към подлога се образуват без инверсия и с формата has.

Examples:

Who has been working?

Who has been studying?

Употреба😃 Use

Употреба 😃Use	Пример 😃example
За действия започнали в миналото и продължаващи в настоящето To talk about actions that started in the past and continue up to the present	I have been driving for hours. Come in. He has been waiting for you. I have been feeling tired recently. Why are you sweаty? Have you been running until now?
За да подчертаем продължителността на действието To emphasize the duration of the action	I have been cleaning the house all morning. She has been living in this house since 1990. They have been watching this tennis game for five hours.
За действия, които току-що свършват, но ние се интересуваме от резултата. To talk about recent actions that have just finished, but we are interested in the present result	I’m out of breath because I’ve been running to get here on time. She has been working for six hours and she needs a rest.
За да предположим, че действието не е завършило To suggest that an action is not complete	I have been reading this book, but I haven’t finished it yet.
За са предположим, че действието е временно To suggest that an action is temporary	I’ve been working in this company for five years, but I’m going to quit soon. I’ve been living here all my life, but I’m moving soon.

Remark! Non-action verbs are not used in continuous tenses because they don’t describe actions. They describe a state, condition, or feeling, but not an action.

Action, non-action and mixed verbs and how we use them:

👉Action verbs express the action. They are used in all verb tenses.

👉Non-action verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses because they don’t describe actions. They describe a state, condition, or feeling, but not an action. We also call them stative verbs.

Stative verbs refer to:	verbs
thinking	believe, imagine, know, mean, think, understand
existence	be, exist
emotions	hate, like, love, need, prefer, satisfy, want
the human senses	hear, smell, see, sound, taste
appearance	appear, look, resemble, seem
possession and relationships between things	belong to, consist of, have, include, involve, own

Examples:

I see what you mean. correct

I’m seeing what you mean. false

I love you. correct

I’m loving you.  false

Non-action verbs could not be used in Present perfect continuous tense. We use them only in Present Perfect tense.

We have known each other all my life. correct

We have been knowing each other all my life. false

I have wanted to be a doctor all my life. correct

I have been wanting to be a doctor all my life. false

She has her car for five years. correct

She has been having her car for five years. False

The other verbs that also are not used in continuous tenses are:

begin, start, stop, finish, lose, crash, etc.

We could not use them in Present perfect continuous tense. We use them only in Present Perfect tense.

Examples:

The rain has stopped.

She has lost her keys.

I have crashed into a tree.

👉Mixed verbs are these verbs that have more than one meaning. Their meaning in non-continuous forms is different than in continuous ones. Let see them:

verb	non-continuous forms		continuous form
have	= possess	I have blond hair.	eating drinking showering	She’s having lunch. He’s having a coffee. I’m having a shower.
see	=understand	I see what you mean.	=visit =seeing, have a date with	I’m seeing my doctor tomorrow. I’m seeing somebody.
look	=seem	It looks delicious.	=stare at =search	When the teacher entered in the room, all the students were looking at her. I’m looking for new shoes.
appear	= look like	She appears very pretty.	= perform	He’s been appearing in comedy movies all his life.
feel	= have an opinion	I feel that is the right decision.	= have a feeling	I’ve been feeling unusually tired lately.
think	= have an opinion, to believe	What do you think about my project?	= to consider	I am thinking about buying new car.
weigh	=quality	The newborn baby weighs 5 pounds.	=measuring	The butcher is weighing the meat on the scale.