Present Perfect Continuous

To talk = parlare

Forma affermativa
I have been talking Ho parlato
You have been talking Hai parlato
He, she, has been talking Ha parlato
it
We have been talking Abbiamo parlato
You have been talking Avete parlato
They have been talking Hanno parlato

Forma affermativa
I haven’t been talking Non ho parlato
You haven’t been talking Non hai parlato
He, she, it hasn’t been talking Non ha parlato
We haven’t been talking Non abbiamo parlato
You haven’t been talking Non avete parlato
They haven’t been talking Non hanno parlato

Forma interrogativa
Have I been talking Ho parlato io?
Have you been talking Hai parlato tu?
Has he, she, it been talking Ha parlato lui?
Have we been talking Abbiamo parlato noi?
Have you been talking Avete parlato voi?
Have they been talking Hanno parlato essi?

Usiamo il Present Perfect Continuous / We use the Present Perfect Continuous:

• per indicare che qualcosa è iniziato in passato, ha continuato fino ad adesso e

potrebbe andare avanti nel tempo. Espressioni come “For ten minutes,” “for five
weeks,” and “since February” possono trovarsi con il Present Perfect Continuous.

to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now
and can go on. “For ten minutes,” “for five weeks,” and “since February” are
all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.
I have been teaching at the high school since 1998. Insegno nelle superiori dal
1998.
I have been waiting for one hour! Ti aspetto da un’ora!

• Con un significato più generale e spesso con espressioni come “lately” or

“recently” .

With the more general meaning of “lately.” We often use the words “lately”
or “recently“.
Recently, I have been feeling tired out. Mi sono sentito esausto recentemente
She has been watching too much television lately. Ha visto troppa televisione
ultimamente.

Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Simple

Gli abiti di Martin sono coperti di La parete era bianca, adesso è gialla.
pittura. Egli ha imbiancato la parete. Martin ha imbiancato la parete.
Martin clothes are covered in paint. He The wall was white, now it is yellow.
has been painting the wall. Martin has painted the wall.

La nostra attenzione è rivolta Quì la nostra attenzione è rivolta al

all’attività non al lavoro finito. lavoro finito e non all’attività.

We are interested in the activity, it Here what is important is that

doen’t mattere whether something something has been finished, We
has been finished or not. are interested in the result of the
activity, not in the activity itself.

*Interactive Exercises
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-
progressive/exercises?05
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-perfect-progressive-2
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-perfect-progressive-3
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/presentpcont_exc.
htm

*Please note:
Listen carefully to the following videos in youtube, they speak about the
Present Perfect Continuous.
Ascoltate attentamente i seguenti video di youtube, essi parlano del Present
Perfect Continuous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asq05S5Ijbw Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JScYOfcDaPc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4pvpBK01HI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nKluwyYgok