Jhon Carvajal, I’ve been studying for the three class. I love you vocabulary.
Introduction
Welcome to Intermediate Present perfect and Prepositions
Present perfect tense
Key concepts to know before you begin
"Been to" vs. "gone to"
Present Perfect Continuous with Time Expressions
Role-play: Where have you been?
Quiz: Present perfect tense
Prefixes and suffixes
Common prefixes
Common suffixes
Role-play: I should study more!
Quiz: Prefixes and suffixes
Useful vocabulary
Using "when" and "before"
Using "you" in an impersonal form
"As" vs. "like"
Questions with final prepositions
Comparisons with adverbs
Role-play: Getting ready to travel!
Quiz: Useful vocabulary
Infinitive vs. Gerunds
Prepositions + gerund
To + infinitive
Role-play: What about going to the cinema?
Quiz: Infinitive vs. Gerunds
Important expressions
Simple conditions
Expressing agreement
Reporting past orders
Story of Billy - the Lumberjack
Quiz: Important expressions
Conclusions
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Present Perfect Continuous with Time Expressions
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¿Cómo entender y usar el presente perfecto continuo?
El presente perfecto continuo es una herramienta lingüística poderosa que te ayuda a comunicar acciones en curso que comenzaron en el pasado y aún se desarrollan en el presente. Dominar su uso te permitirá transmitir mensajes de manera más precisa y clara. Veamos cómo utilizar este tiempo verbal de manera efectiva y cuál es su relación con el presente perfecto.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre presente perfecto y presente perfecto continuo?
La diferencia principal entre el presente perfecto y el presente perfecto continuo radica en el énfasis. Mientras que el presente perfecto se centra en el resultado, como en "He estudiado en Platzi", el presente perfecto continuo resalta la acción en curso: "He estado estudiando en Platzi". En otras palabras, el presente perfecto continuo sugiere que la acción sigue siendo relevante o está ocurriendo todavía. Su construcción requiere tres componentes:
- Have/has + been + verbo en forma -ing.
Esto se manifiesta en frases como "He estado escribiendo este ensayo", la cual implica que la acción empezó en el pasado y continúa hasta el momento presente.
¿Qué expresiones de tiempo se usan con estos tiempos verbales?
Las expresiones de tiempo son cruciales para precisar cuándo ocurre una acción. A continuación, se presentan algunas expresiones junto con sus aplicaciones en el presente perfecto y el presente perfecto continuo:
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Por (for): Indica la duración de una acción. Ejemplo: "He estado leyendo por dos horas".
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Recientemente (recently): Refleja que algo ocurrió no hace mucho, y su naturaleza adverbial lo coloca antes de la acción. Ejemplo: "Recientemente he viajado a España".
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Desde (since): Establece un punto de inicio específico en el tiempo. Ejemplo: "Vivo en Colombia desde 2019".
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Últimamente (lately): Similar a "recientemente", pero subraya acciones más frecuentes en un periodo corto. Ejemplo: "He tenido pesadillas últimamente".
Cada una de estas palabras lleva una carga de significado temporal que ayuda a precisar y enriquecer el contexto de la acción descrita.
¿Cómo comunicar de forma clara y precisa con estos tiempos?
Para lograr claridad y precisión en tu comunicación, es esencial saber cuándo usar el presente perfecto o el presente perfecto continuo, apoyándote en las expresiones de tiempo adecuadas. Aquí tienes algunos consejos prácticos:
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Determina el enfoque de tu oración: Si deseas resaltar el resultado de una acción, el presente perfecto es tu mejor aliado. Para el proceso o acción en curso, opta por el presente perfecto continuo.
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Utiliza las expresiones de tiempo estratégicamente: Empareja "for" con duraciones y "since" con momentos de inicio. Usa "recently" y "lately" para actividades que sucedieron en el pasado reciente.
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Practica la construcción gramatical correcta: Familiarízate con la estructura gramatical de los tiempos para usarlos con seguridad y efectividad en cualquier conversación o escrito.
Estos tiempos verbales no solo enriquecen tu comunicación, sino que también a menudo reflejan tu dominio del idioma. Practica con regularidad y verás cómo tus habilidades lingüísticas se expanden sin límites. ¡Sigue explorando y aprendiendo!
Aportes 481
Preguntas 14
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Presen Perfect Continuos
For ongoing events that started in the past.
Example: I’ve been writing this essay
Structure: have / has + been + verb (ing)
Time expressions
- For: Refers to periods of time
- Recently: Not along ago
- Since: From a particular time in the past until now
- Lately: In recent past
- Nobody has seen him since yesterday
- I have recently injured my hand
- It’s been raining for three days
- I’ve been having nightmares lately
The Present Perfect Continuous is to describe a situation that started in the past and it’s constant until now. It might be still happening.
The structure is:
Have/Has + Been + Verb (ing)
Also in this class we saw some time clauses for our Present Perfect conjugaction.
For and Since are prepositions of time.
Recently and Lately are adverbs, you can use them interchangeably depending on the situation.
Thanks for reading!
Brilliant! Now I know how to express ongoing actions that started in the past.
Example:
-I have been thinking about entering the University of El Salvador next year.
Present perfect = Refer to things that started in the past and maybe happen in the present, but at the moment are not occurs
Present perfect continuous = Refer to things that started in the past and recently or at that moment maybe are occurring
I think it is super important to talk about this topic since it helps us to learn and have more knowledge about it
I went to the gym recently /lately.
She’s been working out recently / lately.
They have not been practicing English recently / lately.
Mary has not been feeling well recently / lately.
I recently / lately hurt my ankle.
I have been cooking for my parents.
She is wonderful, thanks to her classes the subject is not very difficult for me
tambien el presente perfecto, y el presente continuo es tan util al utilizarlo para recrear una oracion o una frase
i have been study english
Excelente video
I've learned recently about present perfect continuous with time expressions:
we can use present perfect continuous for ongoing events that started in the past. For instance, I've been studying English for 2 years.
We can also use time expressions like:
For (preposition): this refers to periods of time.
I've worked there for 5 years.
Since (preposition): from a particular time in the past until now.
I've been living there for 3 years.
Recently (adverb): at a recent time; not long ago.
I've been eating salads recently.
Lately (adverb): in recent past.
She's been staying up late lately.
- For: Refers to periods of time (preposition)
- I studied there for 10 years.
- for 2 hours. for 5 days.
- Recently: Not long ago (adverb)
- I recently traveled to Spain.
- Since: From a particular time in the past until now. (preposition)
- I’ve been living in Colombia since 2019
- Lately: In recent past (Adverb)
- Mary has not been feeling well recently / lately
We see that there is a difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous, and the main difference is that in the continuous we use the verb in ing form and is for something that is still ongoing. Also we see the Time expresions adverbs recently and lately and the prepositions for and since.
Practice
1. Since
2. Recently
3. For
4. Lately
- Nobody has seen him since yestarday.
- I have recently injured my hand.
- it´s been raining for three days.
- i´ve been having nightmares ++ lately++
Class summarize:
Present perfect continuous is used to talk about actions started in the past and still ongoing. It's structure is: Have/Has + been + verb in “ING” form
For making better or more informative sentences we can use the following time expressions:
For: preposition that refers to a period of time
Recently: Adverb that means “not long ago”
Lately: Adverb for referring to something recent in the past and it's been a process.
Since: Preposition for talking about a happening from a particular time in the past until now.
# Present perfect continuous/Time expressions
## Present perfect continuous
* We use it for ongoing events that started in the past
## Time expressions
* We can use them to make your message clearer when you talk in present perfect, present perfect continuous, and past
💡 Recently and lately are adverbs of time. For and since are prepositions of time
Time to practice!
1. Nobody has seen him since yesterday
2. I have recently injured my hand
3. It’s been raining for three days
4. I’ve been having nightmares lately
FOR ---- Refers to periods of time
RECENTLY ---- Not long ago
SINCE --- From a particular time in the past until now
Lately ---- In recent past
- Recently.
- Lately.
- Lately.
- Lately.
- Recently.
(Those my answers)
And I recently found a common indicator around the structures to know when use one or the other.
You may see that Lately is something that has been happening continuously, so when the sentence have; “I have been…” You can deduce it’s something that has been happening constinuously.
Exercise.
I went to the gym recently.
She´s been working out recently,
They have not been practicing English recently.
Mary has not been feeling well recently.
I recently hurt my ankle.
Since I've been loving You - Led Zeppelin
FOR
No one has been in the house for four days.
He has eaten with me in the morning for two hours
She has made me my wedding dress for a month
he has loved me very much for 10 years
I have loved him very much for 10 years too
RECENTLY
I have recently studied
she has gone out with me recently
I’ve been in a bad mood recently
I have exercised recently
I have recently done a lot of homework
SINCE
We have been dating since March
My mom has been with me since I was born
They have been friends since 2018
I really like Ariana Grande since 2001
Since I know you I am happy
LATELY
I’ve been sad lately
He has been very strange lately
lately i really like k-pop
I’ve been in better health lately
I really like Justin Bieber lately
ahora se formar una palabra con since, recently, for, lately
EXCELENTE EXPLICACION DE PRESENT PERFECT
las palabra for,since, recently,lately , son muy util para recrear una oración.
Excellent explanation about the present perfect and prepositions!
very useful
an example could be:
i’ve been thinking about being a criminologist lately.
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it was a great explanation of the expressions of time and prepositions, and to see how they work and how they are structured and what are the functions that determine at a certain time when we did an example action it would be about three hours I was studying
Good explanation Professor John Carvajal. Now I can express myself better thanks for explation.
examples:
-I’ve been thinking about living in another country.
-she has been playing the lyre.
-it’s been hot this week.
- I have been living in El salvador since 2003.
and to ask a question? it would be like this ? - Have you been working lately?
Your explanation is very understandable and with some repetitions you understand better
Present perfect
Have/has+ past participle
Present perfect continuous
Have/has+ been + verb(ing)
Ex:
She’s been studying at platzi.
I really liked this class now I can understand how to use time expressions like: for, since, lately and recently
I really like to learn the present perfect and prepositions because it helps me to express actions at different times in the past and also to indicate possible actions in the future.
in the video he explains the “Expressions of time” he also explains how to use the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous, an example of them is “The teacher has not yet corrected the homework”
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Last Saturday I went to a birthday party.
Last Christmas my sister gave me a book.
Last Christmas my sister gave me a book.
*Time expressions **are used to past continuous, to emphasize the time that are you doing that action.
S + have/has + been + verb(ing)
These are common time expressions to add to our sentences.
For: Refers to period of time.
Since: From a particular time in the past till now.
Recently: Not long ago. *Something in the near past, but it isn’t repetitive.
Lately: In recent past. *When use lately, that means that action has happened several times
I loved this class, I have been learning how to use the different adverbs like “lately” or “recently”.
Here some examples using ~for, ~since,~recently and ~lately:
I’ve been learning English since I was 18 years.
I’ve recently learned how to drive a car.
I’ve been watching that movie for 3 years.
I’ve been forgetting that word lately.
I like to know how we can use the present past continuous
**Time expressions **are used to past continuous, to emphasize the time that are you doing that action.
S + have/has + been + verb(ing)
These are common time expressions to add to our sentences.
- For: Refers to period of time.
- Since: From a particular time in the past till now.
- Recently: Not long ago. *Something in the near past, but it isn’t repetitive.
- Lately: In recent past. *When use lately, that means that action has happened several times.
I have been studying english every night since I bought the platzi english membership, and I plan to do this for few more months.
I have been studying English for 8 months.
I have been studied at platzy for three months and it has been great
* I went to the gym recently.
* She’s been working out lately.
* They have not been practicing English lately.
* Mary has not been feeling well lately.
* I recently hurt my ankle.
* Nobody has seen him since yesterday.
* I have recently injured my hand.
* It's been raining for three days.
* I've been having nightmares lately.
Now it's clear for me that present perfect continuous is for ongoing actions. That's the main difference.
When I use for is talking about periods of time, since is reffering to a specific point of time in the past until now, recently and lately are both simmilar, but lately is kinda a process, and it's very recent.
* nobody has seen him since yesterday
* i have lately injured my hand
* its been raining for three days
* i've been having nigtmares recently
Nobody has seen him since yerterday
I have **recently** injured my hand
It's been raining **for** three days
I've been having nightmares **lately**
Time expression
We use the time expressions for , since, recently and lately to specified a period of time.
We use for in present perfect to specified a period of time for example :
* I 've visited my grandma every weekend for one year
We use since when we want to talk and specific period of time ,when the action started .For example:
* She's worked out since 9:00 am
Recently is used to show the occurrence of something in the near past
* I went to played soccer recently
Lately is usually defined or ongoing trends or repeated actions. , For example:
* She's been working out lately
Recently: Recientemente
Lately: Ultimamente.
I have been studying and practicing English since the last year as a maniac.
En "I have recently injured my hand", el verbo "injured" está en participio pasado, no en forma -ing, porque se utiliza el presente perfecto simple. Este tiempo se enfoca en la acción completada en el pasado con relevancia en el presente. En contraste, si usas presente perfecto continuo, dirías "I have been injuring my hand", lo que indicaría una acción en curso.
📝 Here are my note about the class
**Present Perfect Continuous**: It is used for **ongoing** events that started in the past.
* I have been writing this essay. 🔸 I still write the essay, buy I am started writing it sometime ago.
**Structure**:
> have/has + been + verb(ing)
**Examples**:
* I **have** been thinking about buy**ing** a new laptop. 🔸 I started to think about that time ago, but I am still thinking about it.
* She **has** been study**ing** at Platzi. 🔸 She started study there long time ago, and she might study right now.
**Time expression** are used to make messages clearer.
* **For**(preposition): Refers to periods of time. 🔸It **has** been raining **for** 3 days.
* **Recently**(adverb): Not long ago. 🔸I **have** **recently** injured my hand.
* **Since**(preposition): From a particular period of time in the past until now. 🔸 Nobody **has** seen him **since** yesterday.
* **Lately**(adverb): Recent past.🔸I **have** been having nightmares **lately**.
⚠️ Recently and lately can be similar, but their meaning are different.
**Recently**
It used to refer to specific an event happened in the recent past, but it doesn’t have continuity.
* I have been filling tired **recently**.
* He has **recently** moved to a new city.
**Lately**
It can be used to emphasis situations or activities that have continuity in a recent period of time.
* They have been working till midnight **lately**.
* She hasn’t had good health **lately**.
I hope this comment will be useful 💜
**Summarize:**
**Present Perfect**: used to talk about something that happened in the past, but we don’t know exactly when.
* **Structure**: (have/has + past participle)
**Present Perfect Continuous**: focuses on an action that started in the past and is still happening.
* **Structure**: (have/has been + verb-ing)
**Time Expressions:**
For: refers to periods of time.
Recently: not long past.
Since: from a particular time in the past until now.
Lately: in recent past.
the present perfect continuous is use to describe an action that started in the past and still has a relevance in the present.
The structure is: Have/Has + Been + Verb (ing).
time expresions:
we have for and since, this two are preposition of time
for: refers to specific periods of time,
sice: refers to somenthing that started in the past and is still happening or beeing now.
we have the adverbs recently and lately
recently: refers to something that happen very recent in time.
lately: refers to a process that is happening frecuenly in this last days.
Since: from a particular time in the past until now.
For: Refers to periods of time.
Recently: In recent past.
Lately: Not long ago.
Recently and lately worksheet:
Time to practice:
1. Nobody has seen him ***since*** yesterday.
2. I have ***recently*** injured my hand.
3. It's been raining ***for*** three days.
4. I've been having nightmares ***lately.***
Nobody has seen him since yesterday
I have recently injured my hand
it's been raining for three days
I've been having nightmares lately
1\. NOBODY HASSEEN HIM SINCE YESTERDAY.
2.I HAVE LATELY INJURED MY HAND.
3.IT'S BEEN RAINING FOR THREE DAYS.
1. I HAVE BEEN HAVING NIGHTMARES RECENTLY.
BETTY OCANDO
The Present Perfect Continuous:
is to describe a situation that started in the past and be still happening.
BETTY OCANDO
I have been studying at Platzi for 8 years. 💚
nobody has seen him since yesterday
i have recently injured my hand
it's been raining for 3 days
i've been havin nigtmares lately
* I went to the gym **recently**
* She’s been working out **recently / lately.**
* They have not been practicing English **recently / lately.**
* Mary has not been feeling well **recently / lately.**
* I **recently**/ lately hurt my ankle
* I went to the gym **<u>recently</u>**
* She’s been working out **<u>recently / lately.</u>**
* They have not been practicing English **<u>recently / lately.</u>**
* Mary has not been feeling well **<u>recently / lately.</u>**
* I **<u>recently</u>** / lately hurt my ankle
Can you esplain me how to use "we went over" correctly? Tanks.
* I went to the gym recently.
* She's been working out lately.
* They have not been practicing English recently.
* Mary has not been feeling well lately.
* I recently hurt my ankle.
Lately can use for repetitive actions that I have done and recently for an ocurrence in the near past.
TIME TO PRACTICE!
1. Nobody has seen him since yesterday.
2. I have recently injured my hand.
3. It's been raining for three days.
4. I've been having nightmares lately.
**Recently and Lately **
- I went to the gym recently
- She’s been working out lately
- They have not been practicing English recently
- Mary has not been feeling well lately.
- I recently hurt my ankle.
1. Nobody has seen him since yesterday.
2. I have recently injured my hand.
3. It's been raining for three days.
4. I've been having nightmares lately.
Present Perfect Continuous with Time Expressions.
Time expressions:
- For: refers to periods of time.
- Recently: not long ago.
- Since: from a particular time in the past until now.
- Lately: in recent past.
Practice:
- Nobody has seen him since yesterday.
- I have recently injured my hand.
- It’s been raining for three days.
- I’ve been having nightmares lately.
Nobody has been hum since yesterday
I have recently injured my hand
it's been raining for three days.
I've been having nightmares lately
Let’s practice 🎉 📚 ✏️ ⏰
Select the correct option. Both options might be possible
⚡ I went to the gym recently
⚡ She’s been working out recently
⚡ They have not been practicing English recently
⚡ Mary has not been feeling well recently lately
⚡ I recently hurt my ankle
Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous en relación con la experiencia de pesadillas:
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Present Perfect (si deseas enfocarte en la ocurrencia puntual de las pesadillas , no en la continuidad):
I have had nightmares a few times this year.
He tenido pesadillas algunas veces este año.
She has had nightmares on occasion.
Ella ha tenido pesadillas en ocasiones.
They have had nightmares after watching horror movies.
Ellos han tenido pesadillas después de ver películas de terror. -
Present Perfect Continuous (énfasis en la continuidad y la duración de la experiencia):
I’ve been having nightmares every night this week.
He tenido pesadillas todas las noches esta semana.
He’s been having nightmares since he started the new job.
Él ha tenido pesadillas desde que comenzó el nuevo trabajo.
We’ve been having nightmares frequently lately.
Hemos tenido pesadillas con frecuencia últimamente.
I went to the gym recently.
She’s been working out lately.
They have not been practicing English lately.
Mary has not been feeling well recently.
I recently hurt my ankle.
Nobody has seen him since yesterday.
I have recently injured my hand.
It´s been raining for three days.
I´ve been having nightmares lately.
Present perfect continuous.
- For ongoing events that started in the past
Present Perfect Continuous
have/has + been + verb(ing)
Time expressions:
- For: refers to periods of time
- Recently: not long ago
- Since: From a particular time in the past until now
- Lately: In recent past
Workshet:
- I went to the gym recently
-She’s been working out lately - They have not been practicing english ++ lately++
- Mary has not been feeling well recently
- I rececently hurt my neck
1. Since
2. Recently
3. For
4. Lately
“Time Expressions”
- Let’s check your answers! For, Since, Recently, Lately
- Nobody has seen him Since yesterday.
- I have Recently injured my hand.
- It´s been raining For three days.
- I´ve been having nightmares Lately.
- Let’s practice.
Select the correct option. Both options might be possible.
- I went to the gym Recently / lately.
- She’s been working out Recently / Lately.
- They have not been practicing English Recently / Lately.
- Mary has not been feeling well Recently / Lately.
- I Recently / lately hurt my ankle.
I have been studying at Platzi for four courses.
- Nobody has seen him since yesterday.
- I have recently injured my hand.
- It´s been raining for three days.
- I´ve been having nightmares lately.
To understand better this topic.
Present perfect continuous (PPC) emphasis in the process.
For instance, I’ve been studying English for 2 years. it means that I continue studying English and I want to emphasize it in the duration of time.
Present perfect (PP) emphasize when the action is gonna finish.
For instance, I’ve studied hard for getting a better English certificate.
In this sentence, I mean I’ll study until I get English certificate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-h1wJxLzXQ
This video explains better this topic, haha.
Time expressions:
-For: Refers to periods of time. For instance: It’s been raining for three days.
-Recently: Refers that something happened not long ago. For instance: I have recently injured my hand.
-Since: Is used when in the sentence is needed to quote a particular time in the past until a final point in the time. For instance: Nobody has seen him since yesterday.
-Lately: Is used in a very recent past. For instance: I’ve been having nightmares lately. NOTE: It’s important to clarify that ‘lately’ is used to indicate a process.
Exercise 😉
- I went to the gym RECENTLY
- She’s been working out RECENTLY
- They have not been practicing English LATELY
- Mary has not been feeling well LATELY*
- I RECENTLY hurt my ankle.
Presente perfecto continuo Lo usamos cuando queremos hablar sobre acciones en curso que comenzaron en el pasado.
PRESENTE PERFECT requiere dos componentes : HAVE - HAS y LA ACCIÓN en participio pasado.
have / has + past participle
Ex:
I’ve thought about buying a new laptop
She´s studied at Platzi
el PRESENTE PERFECTO CONTINUO requiere además un tercer elemento, have/has, been como una forma de participio pasado del verbo “be” y también otra acción en la forma - "ing"
have / has + been + verb (ing)
Ex:
I’ve been thinking about buying a new laptop
She’s been studying at Platzi.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
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for: (por) Refers to periods of time, un período de tiempo muy específico, “estudié allí por 10 años”
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Recently: (recientemente)Not long ago, no hace mucho
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Since: (desde) From a particular time in the past until now, marca el tiempo inicial hasta ahora
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Lately: (ultimamente) .In recent past, recently and lately modifican acciones o modifican oraciones completas
for y since pertenecen a otra categoría gramatical que es preposiciones.
TIME TO PRACTICE:
Nobody has seen him SINCE yesterday
I have RECENTLY injured my hand
It’s been raining FOR three days.
I’ve been have nightmares LATELY.
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