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Das "present perfect continuous" wird für Handlungen verwendet, die in der Vergangenheit begonnen haben und noch andauern oder vor Kurzem beendet wurden.
I have been watching tv for three hours.
Ich sehe seit drei Stunden fern.
Der Unterschied zum present perfect besteht darin, dass das present perfect continuous die Betonung auf die laufende Handlung legt, während das present perfect die Handlung als abgeschlossen betrachtet.
I have watched tv for three hours.
Ich habe drei Stunden lang ferngesehen (Handlung abgeschlossen).
I have been watching tv for three hours.
Ich sehe seit drei Stunden fern (Handlung noch nicht abgeschlossen. Die Betonung liegt auf der Handlung, nicht auf dem Ergebnis).
Bildung des 'present perfect continuous'
Bejahende Form
Subjekt + have/has+ been + Verb in der -ing-Form + ---
Langform | Kurzform |
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I have been working | I've been working |
You have been working | You've been working |
He has been working | He's been working |
She has been working | She's been working |
It has been working | It's been working |
We have been working | We've been working |
You have been working | You've been working |
They have been workingq | They've been working |
Beispiele
I've been studying English for two years. | Ich lerne seit zwei Jahren Englisch. |
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You have been working for three days. | Du arbeitest seit drei Jahren. |
He's been lying this whole time. | Er hat die ganze Zeit über gelogen. |
She has been playing the piano. | Sie spielt Klavier. |
It's been raining since yesterday. | Es regnet seit gestern. |
It's what we've been telling you, Mat. | Das haben wir dir doch gesagt, Mat. |
You've been taking care of them since childhood. | Du kümmerst dich um sie seit der Kindheit. |
They have been thinking of it for a long time. | Sie denken schon seit Langem darüber nach. |
Verneinung
Die Verneinung hat zwei Formen:
Langform | Subjekt + have/has + not + been + Verb -ing-Form + ... |
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Kurzform | Subjekt + haven't/hasn't + not + been + Verb -ing-Form + ... |
Langform | Kurzform |
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I have not been working | I haven't been working |
You have not been working | You haven't been working |
He has not been working | He hasn't been working |
She has not been working | She hasn't been working |
It has not been working | It hasn't been working |
We have not been working | We haven't been working |
You have not been working | You haven't been working |
They have not been working | They haven't been working |
Beispiele
Interrogativ
Bejahende Aussage
Have/has + Subjekt + been + Verb in der -ing-Form + ...
Verneinung
Langform | Have/has + Subjekt + not + been + Verb -ing-Form + ... |
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Kurzform | Haven't/hasn't + Subjekt + been + Verb -ing-Form + ... |
Bejahung | Verneinung | |
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Have I been working? | Have I not been working? | Haven't I been working? |
Have you been working? | Have you not been working? | Haven't you been working? |
Has he been working? | Has he not been working? | Hasn't he been working? |
Has she been working? | Has she not been working? | Hasn't she been working? |
Has it been working? | Has it not been working? | Hasn't it been working? |
Have we been working? | Have we not been working? | Haven't we been working? |
Have you been working? | Have you not been working? | Haven't you been working? |
Have they been working? | Have they not been working? | Haven't they been working? |
Beispiele
What have I been doing lately? | Was habe ich in letzter Zeit gemacht? |
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Have you not been reading the newspaper? | Hast du nicht die Zeitung gelesen? |
Who has he been talking to? | Mit wem spricht er? |
Hasn't she been sleeping? | Hat sie nicht geschlafen? |
How long has it been cooking? | Wie lange kocht es schon? |
What have we been discovering? | Was haben wir herausgefunden? |
Haven't you been playing? | Hast du nicht gespielt? |
When have they not been telling me the truth? | Wann haben sie mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt? |
Aufgaben
Vervollständige die folgenden Sätze mit der entsprechenden Form des present perfect:
I've/have been painting
Have you been telling
Has it not been snowing / Hasn't it been snowing
's (has) been sleeping
've not (have not / haven't) been eating
has she been studying
's (has) been listening
Has he been crying
's (has) been planting
've not (have not / haven't) been shopping