Present perfect continuous : depi konbyen tan ou ap fè yon bagay
Have been + -ing — tan dire yon aksyon ki kontinye jouk kounye a, ak ki jan li diferan de present perfect òdinè a.
I have been waiting for an hour.
Ni I wait, ni I waited, ni I have waited. Tan vèb sa a gen yon sèl fonksyon : lye yon aktivite ki te kòmanse nan pase a ak moman prezan an epi mete anfaz sou dire a. Kreyòl la sèvi ak prezan an ak depi (Mwen ap tann depi yon èdtan), e se sa ki pouse moun ekri ❌ I wait since one hour. oswa ❌ I am waiting since one hour.
Fòm nan
have / has been + vèb**-ing**
| Sijè | Fòm |
|---|---|
| I, you, we, they | have been working |
| he, she, it | has been working |
Negasyon : She hasn't been sleeping well. Kesyon : How long have you been learning English? (« depi konbyen tan ou ap aprann angle ? ») Fòm kout : I've been · he's been · they've been
For ak since
De mo sa yo pote prèske tout sans lan, e konfonn yo se yon erè klasik. Mo kreyòl depi a kouvri tou de, se sa ki bay konfizyon an.
- for + yon peryòd tan : for an hour, for three years, for ages
- since + yon pwen depa : since Monday, since 2019, since I was ten
I've been living here for six years. · I've been living here since 2019.
De fraz yo dekri menm sis ane yo. For mezire peryòd la, since di ki kote li kòmanse.
Konpare ak present perfect òdinè a
Se tan vwazen, e diferans lan se nan anfaz la.
| Anfaz | |
|---|---|
| I have painted the kitchen. | rezilta a — kizin nan pent, koulè a nouvo |
| I have been painting the kitchen. | pwosesis la — se poutèt sa gen penti sou rad yo |
- She has written three emails. — gen twa imèl ki fini.
- She has been writing emails all morning. — se konsa maten li pase.
Yon repè itil : si ou ka konte, present perfect senp lan anjeneral bon (I've read two books). Si w ap mezire tan, pa rezilta, sèvi ak continuous la (I've been reading all day).
Aksyon an ka toujou ap fèt, oswa li ka fin fini kounye a menm — de lekti yo nòmal. I've been running vle di an menm tan « epi m ap kouri toujou » ak « se poutèt sa mwen soufle ».
Pou eksplike yon sitiyasyon prezan
Se la tan vèb sa a espesyalman itil nan yon vrè konvèsasyon. Yon bagay klèman vre kounye a, e continuous la eksplike poukisa.
- Your eyes are red. Have you been crying?
- The streets are wet. It has been raining.
- I'm exhausted — I**'ve been working** since six.
Vèb eta yo rete senp
Menm vèb ki pa pran -ing nan lòt tan yo pa pran l isit la non plis :
know, be, have (nan sans « posede »), like, believe, belong
- ❌ I have been knowing her for years.
- ✅ I have known her for years. (an kreyòl : Mwen konnen li depi plizyè ane)
Sa enpòtan, paske kesyon « depi konbyen tan » yo tire fò nan direksyon continuous la — e know, be ak have se egzakteman vèb nou vle itilize ak yo.
- ✅ I**'ve been** here for an hour. (pa « I've been being here »)
- ✅ We**'ve had** this car since 2020.
Nan konvèsasyon
Rankontre ankò yon ansyen konesans
A: You look well. How long have you been living in Berlin?
B: Since March, so about six months. I've been learning German, but it's slow.
A: You've always been good at languages.
B: I've been saying that for years and nobody believes me.
Have been living, have been learning, have been saying mezire yon peryòd ki rive jouk nan prezan. Have always been rete senp, paske be se yon eta.
Teste sa ou fèk li a
Tès ki anba a travay for/since, kontras rezilta ak pwosesis, ak vèb eta ki pa janm pran -ing.