THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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 STRUKTURA - POTVRDNI OBLIK
HAVE/HAS BEEN + GL.-ING
He has been living in a I have been reading a
house since 2019. book for two hours.

She has been waiting for I have been working on

you all day. this slide show all
afternoon.
You have been sitting for a You have been reading
long time. examples of present perfect
continuous sentences.
 ODRIČNI OBLIK

SUBJEKAT + HAVE/HAS NOT BEEN + GL.-ING

He has not been living in a flat since 2019.

 UPITNI OBLIK

HAVE/HAS + SUBJEKAT + BEEN + GL-ING

Has she been waiting for you all day?

The Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous Tense se koristi kada govorimo o
radnjama za koje nismo sasvim sigurni da su završene. Ovim
vremenom ističemo da smo više zainteresovani za dužinu trajanja
radnje nego rezultat koje ona ostavlja:
I’ve decorated the house before. (PRESENT PERFECT
SIMPLE)

Present Perfect Continuous

I’ve been decorating the house this summer.

 He has been working for the same company since 2005. 
(On radi za istu kompaniju od 2005. godine.)
 
  I have been talking to my sister for more than two
hours. 
(Razgovarala sam sa svojom sestrom više od dva sata.)
We have been painting the flat. That’s
why it smells.
(POSLEDICA, NE REZULTAT)
We still have 2 rooms
to paint.
 Present Perfect Simple:

We have painted the

flat.
All the rooms are
painted now.
(REZULTAT)
 RAZLIKE
Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect

Tom has been mending his bike all day. Tom has mended his
bike.
Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect

• Tim has been going to • Tim has lost 5 kilos

the gym for the last 3
months.

• He has been driving for 5 hours. • He has driven 500 kilometers.

so far.
• She has been reading for 2 days. • She has read 200 pages of
the book.
• It has been raining for days. • The road is wet.
The rain has just stopped.
 for/ since

We have been waiting for 2 hours.

for + period vremena
now

We have been waiting since 11 am.

since + od doređenog vremena
now
- Why are you sweating?
have been sweeping the floor.
- Because I ….

- Are the floors clean?

has swept the floors.

- Yes, Tim…
- Are the onions ready?
have peeled them.
- Yes, I ….
- Why are your eyes red?
- I have
…. been peeling the
onions.
- Why do you look so tired?

have been cutting the grass.

- Because I ….
- Is the lawn finished?
have cut the grass.
- Yes, I ….
- Why do you have paint on your
hands? have been painting for an
- Because I
hour.
- Is the picture ready?
have drawn the picture.
- Yes, I ….
What’s the difference? Match the sentences to the pictures.

1. He has been running the marathon for charity.

2. He has run the marathon for charity.

( )
( )
Present Perfect Simple.

2. He has run the marathon for charity.

He ran the marathon

some time in the
past.
Is it in the past?
Is he still running?
Do we know exactly
when he ran?
Is it recent?

(2)
Present Perfect Continuous
1. He has been running the marathon for charity.

He has just finished

running and you can
still see some
effects, he’s out of
Is it in the past? breath.
Is he running now?
Did he stop running short time
ago?

(1)