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    The document discusses the present perfect continuous tense in Spanish. It is a compound tense that connects two different moments, in this case the past and present. It is used to talk about repeated or continuous actions that began in the past and are still ongoing now, or a single action that began in the past and is still continuing. It can also refer to recent past activities where the result is still visible in the present. The negative and question forms are also presented, along with contractions used with this tense.

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    Presentación en diapositivas en inglés sobre el presente perfecto progresivo

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    PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

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    The document discusses the present perfect continuous tense in Spanish. It is a compound tense that connects two different moments, in this case the past and present. It is used to talk about repeated or continuous actions that began in the past and are still ongoing now, or a single action that began in the past and is still continuing. It can also refer to recent past activities where the result is still visible in the present. The negative and question forms are also presented, along with contractions used with this tense.

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    The document discusses the present perfect continuous tense in Spanish. It is a compound tense that connects two different moments, in this case the past and present. It is used to talk about repeated or continuous actions that began in the past and are still ongoing now, or a single action that began in the past and is still continuing. It can also refer to recent past activities where the result is still visible in the present. The negative and question forms are also presented, along with contractions used with this tense.

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    Present Perfect

    Continous
    Profesor Israel Meneses Merchant
    Present Perfect
    Continous
    El presente perfecto continuo es un tiempo compuesto que
    conecta dos momentos distintos: en este caso, el pasado y el
    presente.
    Actions that finished in the past and continues in the
    present
    Present perfect continues
    Uses:
    Repeated continuing events
    - to talk about repeated activities which started at a
    particular time in the past and are still continuing up until
    now:
     She’s been playing tennis for three
    months.
     She’s been dancing all weekends.
     It’s been eating more and more daily.
    Present perfect continues
    Uses:
    One continuing event
    - For a single activity that began at a point in the past and is still
    continuing.

    • I have been watching T.V. since one ó clock


    • They have been painting their house since Monday.
    • We have been speaking with our classmates.They have several doubts for the exam.
    Present perfect continues
    Uses:
    Recent past activities
    We use it to talk about a finished activity in the recent past. Using
    the present perfect continuous focuses on the activity.

    It has been raining. ( The ground is wet )


    He has been eating pizza. (The box of pizza only has two
    slices)
    We have been going to a parties. (There were three last
    weekend)
    We don’t give a specific time.
    Even though the activity is finished,
    we can see the result in the present:
    Negative form

    I have not been watching T.V. since one ó clock


    They have not been painting their house since Monday
    We have not been speaking with our classmates.
    Question form
    (1)Have
    +(Pronoun)
    + To be in
    past + Complement
    participle
    Question form
    Examples:
    Have you been watching T.V. since one ó clock ?
    Have they been painting their house since Monday ?
    Have you been speaking with our classmates ?
    Question form in negative
    not
    Examples:
    Have not you been watching T.V. since one ó clock ?
    Have not they been painting their house since Monday ?
    Have not you been speaking with our classmates ?
    Contractions
    I ‘ve been –
    You ‘ve been –
    He’s been –
    She’s been –
    It’s been –
    They ‘ve been –
    We ‘ve been -
    Contractions
     They ‘ve been playing tennis for three months.
     She’s been dancing all weekends.
     It’s been eating more and more daily.

    Have’nt you been watching T.V. since one ó clock ?


    Have’nt they been painting their house since Monday ?
    Have’nt you been speaking with our classmates ?
    Gracias

    Profesor Israel Meneses Merchant


    2411317426
    menesesmerchant1979@gmail.com
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/

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