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trei ore.
Aceast form verbal exprim:
1)o aciune nceput ntr-un moment trecut, care continu n prezent i poate
i n viitor: They have been playing tennis for half an hour. Joac tenis de jumtate
de or. (= They began playing tennis half an hour ago. They are stil playing tennis
an they may continue doing so.)
Aceast ntrebuinare a lui Present Perfect continuu poate fi redat i
cu ajutorul lui Present
Perfect simplu n cazul unor verbe ca live, stay, work, study etc.
Folosirea aspectului continuu, prin contract cu acea a aspectului simplu,
scoate n eviden
continuitatea, in Bucharest for ten years.
Un alt contrast poate fi cel de aciune tocmai ncheiat - aciune nencheiat:
Ive worked on this composition since five oclock. (Ive just finished it). Ive been
working on this composition since five oclock. (and Im still working).
2) o aciune repetat frecvent, ntr-o perioad de timp care se ntinde dint
trecut pn n prezent: Ive been riding a bicycle for three years. Merg cu biciclete
de trei ani. He has been writing poems since he was a child. Scrie poezii de cnd
era copil.
n aceast situaie (2) se folosete Present Perfect simplu (i nu continuu)
dac se specific de cte ori a fost svrit aciunea repetat: Ive ridden my
bicycle hundreds of times. Am mers cu bicicleta de sute de ori. He has written fifty
poems. A scris cincizeci de poezii.
ntrebuinrile 1 i 2 ale lui Present Perfect sunt marcate de compliniri
adverbiale incidnd:
a) lungimea perioadei de timp: for ages (de mult vreme), for a few
minutes (de cteva minute),
for three hours (de trei ore) etc.
b) nceputul perioadei de timp: since December 25th (de la 25
decembrie), since last year (de
anul trecut), since Monday (de luni) etc.
3) o aciune trecut, ncheiat recent, care este cauza unui efect simit n
prezent: A: Why are your hands dirty? B: Ive been repairing my bike. A: De ce ai
minile murdare? B: Mi-am reparat bicicleta.