Wir verwenden das Present Perfect Progressive, um über anhaltende Handlungen zu sprechen, die schon in der Vergangenheit begonnen haben.
Personalform | positiv | negativ | Frage |
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I/you/we/they | have been waiting for two hours now. | haven't been waiting for two hours. | Have they been waiting here for two hours? |
he/she/it | has been living here for 10 years. | hasn't been living here for 10 years. | Has he been living here for 10 years? |
How long...?, since, for, recently, all day, lately
Verwende das Present Perfect Progressive nicht mit Verben,...
die einen Zustand ausdrücken (to be, look, have, sound, taste, smell...)
die Gefühle ausdrücken (to love, like, want, hate, wish...)
die Gedanken ausdrücken (to understand, know, remember, think, agree...)