I have been doing & I have done | English Tenses #3 | B1-Intermediate
Summary
TLDREn este tercer video de la serie sobre tiempos verbales, se explica la diferencia entre el presente perfecto continuo ('he estado haciendo') y el presente perfecto simple ('he hecho'). El video aborda la formación y el uso de ambos tiempos, destacando que el presente perfecto continuo se usa para acciones que comenzaron en el pasado y aún continúan, mientras que el presente perfecto simple indica acciones completadas. Se presentan ejemplos claros y se corrigen errores comunes, brindando una explicación detallada para facilitar la comprensión. Al final, se invita a los espectadores a revisar el contenido en el sitio web anglo-link.com.
Takeaways
- 😀 Diferencia entre el presente perfecto continuo y el presente perfecto simple es el tema principal del video.
- 📚 El presente perfecto continuo se formula con 'have/has been' + verbo en gerundio, como en 'I have been playing'.
- 🕒 El presente perfecto continuo se usa para acciones que comenzaron en el pasado y aún están en progreso, como 'I have been studying all morning'.
- ✅ El presente perfecto simple se utiliza para acciones completadas, como 'I have studied three sections until now'.
- 🔄 Se puede usar 'since' para indicar el momento exacto en que la acción comenzó y 'for' para indicar cuánto tiempo ha durado la acción.
- 🛑 En el presente perfecto simple, no es necesario saber cuándo exactamente ocurrió la acción, solo que está completa en el momento de hablar.
- ❗ Un error común es usar el presente perfecto simple en lugar del presente perfecto continuo para acciones que aún están en curso, como 'I have been waiting for half an hour'.
- 📅 Frases como 'twice this week' indican acciones completadas, por lo que se debe usar el presente perfecto, no el continuo.
- 📖 Para hablar de la cantidad de libros escritos, se debe usar el presente perfecto, no el continuo: 'She has written many books'.
- 🌐 Se invita a los espectadores a visitar el sitio web anglo-link.com para más ejercicios y explicaciones.
Q & A
¿Cuál es la diferencia principal entre el presente perfecto continuo y el presente perfecto simple?
-El presente perfecto continuo se usa para acciones que comenzaron en el pasado y continúan en el presente, mientras que el presente perfecto simple se refiere a acciones completadas en algún momento antes del presente.
¿Cómo se forma el presente perfecto continuo?
-El presente perfecto continuo se forma con el verbo 'have' o 'has', seguido de 'been' y el verbo principal en su forma -ing. Por ejemplo: 'I have been playing'.
¿Cómo se forma el presente perfecto simple?
-El presente perfecto simple se forma con el verbo 'have' o 'has' y el participio del verbo principal. Por ejemplo: 'I have played'.
¿Cuándo usamos el presente perfecto continuo?
-Usamos el presente perfecto continuo para describir una acción que comenzó en el pasado y aún está en progreso en el presente. Por ejemplo: 'I have been studying all morning'.
¿Cuándo usamos el presente perfecto simple?
-Usamos el presente perfecto simple para describir una acción que está completa en el momento de hablar, pero que tiene relevancia en el presente. Por ejemplo: 'I have studied three sections until now'.
¿Qué significado tienen las palabras 'since' y 'for' en el presente perfecto continuo?
-'Since' indica el momento exacto en que comenzó la acción en el pasado, y 'for' indica la duración de esa acción. Por ejemplo: 'I have been studying since 8 AM' o 'I have been studying for three hours'.
¿Qué error común puede ocurrir con el uso del presente perfecto continuo?
-Un error común es usar el presente perfecto simple cuando la acción aún está en progreso. Por ejemplo, en lugar de decir 'I have waited for half an hour', deberíamos usar el presente perfecto continuo: 'I have been waiting for half an hour'.
¿Cuándo es incorrecto usar el presente perfecto continuo?
-Es incorrecto usar el presente perfecto continuo cuando se habla de acciones completadas en el pasado. Por ejemplo, no se debería decir 'It has been snowing twice this week', sino 'It has snowed twice this week' porque ambas acciones ya han terminado.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre 'I have been doing the exercises since 11:00' y 'I have already done half of the exercises'?
-'I have been doing the exercises since 11:00' indica que la acción de hacer los ejercicios comenzó a las 11:00 y sigue en progreso, mientras que 'I have already done half of the exercises' significa que ya se ha completado la mitad de los ejercicios.
¿Cómo afecta el uso de 'so far' en el presente perfecto?
-'So far' (hasta ahora) es un sinónimo de 'until now' y se utiliza para expresar la cantidad de una acción completada hasta el momento presente en el presente perfecto. Por ejemplo: 'He has driven 500 kilometers so far'.
Outlines
📚 Diferencias entre el presente perfecto continuo y el presente perfecto
En este párrafo introductorio, el video explica que se enfocará en las diferencias entre el presente perfecto continuo ('I have been doing') y el presente perfecto simple ('I have done'). Se presenta una rápida revisión de la formulación de ambos tiempos. El presente perfecto continuo se forma con el verbo 'to be' en presente perfecto seguido del verbo principal en gerundio, mientras que el presente perfecto simple se construye con 'have' más el participio pasado del verbo principal. A continuación, se aborda el uso de ambos tiempos: el presente perfecto continuo describe acciones que empezaron en el pasado y continúan en el presente, mientras que el presente perfecto simple se refiere a acciones completadas. Ejemplos como 'I’ve been studying all morning' y 'I’ve studied three sections until now' ayudan a diferenciar entre ambos tiempos. También se mencionan otros ejemplos relacionados con estudiar, conducir y hacer ejercicios.
⏳ Uso de 'since' y 'for', y errores comunes al usar los tiempos verbales
Este párrafo se centra en el uso de las preposiciones 'since' y 'for' para indicar el tiempo transcurrido en el presente perfecto continuo. 'Since' se usa para señalar el momento exacto en que comenzó la acción, mientras que 'for' indica la duración de la acción. También se presentan diferencias visuales con una línea de tiempo, donde se muestra que el presente perfecto describe acciones completas en el pasado. Además, se analizan errores comunes en el uso de estos tiempos verbales. Por ejemplo, es incorrecto decir 'I have waited for half an hour' cuando la acción sigue en progreso; en su lugar, se debería usar el presente perfecto continuo: 'I have been waiting for half an hour'. También se menciona el error inverso al usar el presente perfecto continuo para acciones finalizadas, como en 'Has been snowing twice this week'. El párrafo concluye con un ejemplo sobre una escritora que ha completado varios libros, lo que requiere el presente perfecto: 'She has written many books'.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Present perfect continuous
💡Present perfect simple
💡For
💡Since
💡Completed action
💡In progress
💡Timeline
💡Mistake
💡Action still going on
💡Twice
Highlights
Introduction to the third video in the 'Learning the Tenses' series, focusing on the differences between present perfect continuous and present perfect simple.
Explanation of the formulation of the present perfect continuous tense: 'have/has been' + verb with 'ing'.
Review of the formulation of the present perfect tense: 'have/has' + past participle.
Reminder that present perfect continuous is used for actions that started in the past and are still in progress.
Examples of present perfect continuous usage: 'I’ve been studying all morning', 'I’ve been doing exercises since 11 o’clock', and 'He has been driving for five hours'.
Distinction between present perfect and present perfect continuous: Present perfect refers to completed actions, while present perfect continuous refers to ongoing actions.
Example illustrating the difference: 'I’ve studied three sections until now' (present perfect) vs. 'I’ve been studying all morning' (present perfect continuous).
Explanation of using 'since' and 'for' with present perfect continuous: 'Since' refers to the exact time the action started, while 'for' indicates the duration.
Clarification of how the present perfect timeline differs from present perfect continuous: present perfect refers to completed actions, while present perfect continuous refers to ongoing actions.
Common mistake: Using present perfect instead of present perfect continuous when the action is still ongoing, such as 'I have waited for half an hour' instead of 'I have been waiting for half an hour'.
Common mistake: Using present perfect continuous instead of present perfect when referring to completed actions, such as 'Has been snowing twice this week' instead of 'It has snowed twice this week'.
Additional common mistake: Confusing completed actions with ongoing actions, such as 'She has been writing many books' instead of 'She has written many books'.
Reinforcement of the difference between completed actions (present perfect) and ongoing actions (present perfect continuous) through multiple examples.
Encouragement to visit the Anglo-link website for further explanations and exercises on the present perfect and present perfect continuous.
Closing remarks and invitation to viewers to watch the next video in the series.
Transcripts
Hello, everyone. You're back with me new at Anglo-link. This is the third video in our learning the tenses series
If you haven't watched the first two videos you may want to go and watch them first
In this third video. I'm going to help you understand the differences between
Present perfect continuous, "I have been doing" and present perfect simple "I have done"
When you're ready we can get started.
Right then
Present perfect continuous and present perfect
Let's look at the formulation of the two tenses
In the previous video we looked at how to formulate present perfect continuous
Let's remind you
I have been playing tennis
So the verb "to be" conjugated
in the present perfect and then the main verb with "ing"
You have been playing tennis
He/she has been playing
We, you and they have been playing
Let's look at present perfect
no continuous
So it's just the verb "have" and the participle:
I have played tennis
Easy
You have played tennis
He/she has played
We, you and they have played
Right let's look at usage
First a reminder: When we use the present perfect continuous,
action that started in the past and is still in progress
For example:
I've been studying all morning
I've been doing the exercises since 11 o'clock
He has been driving for five hours
Let's look at some examples of the present perfect and how they are different from the ones
You've just looked at
So
The present perfect refers to a completed action
An action that's complete at the time of speaking. It's not going on anymore
Look at the first example:
I've studied three sections until now
Let's look at the two sentences together:
So
I've been studying all morning
that means
You started this morning, and you're still studying
Within this time you have completed, you have finished three sections
Now this is present perfect:
I've studied three sections until now
Next example
I've already done half of the exercises
Let's look at the present perfect continuous:
I've been doing the exercises since 11:00
So you started at 11:00, and you are still doing the exercises
But within this time you have already finished half of them
Present perfect:
I've already done half of the exercises
And the last example:
He has driven 500 kilometers so far
Look at the continuous form:
He has been driving for five hours
He is still driving
Within this time he has completed 500 kilometers of driving
By the way, so far is a synonym for until now
Let's look at the timelines now to make it perfectly clear for you
What the difference is between the two tenses are
Right
Here is the timeline for present perfect continuos
An action that started in the past
Has been going on until now
It's still going on
and will go on for a while
Remember that you can refer to this tense with these two words since and for
Since indicates the exact time that the action started in the past
And for tells us how long the action has been going on
Let's have a look at the timeline for the present perfect, and you will see that it will look very very different
Here's an action that happened in the past
It's a completed action at some point in the past
we don't know exactly when or we don't want to say exactly when
What's important is that the action is complete
now at the time of speaking
Right then
Let's look at some common mistakes
You may say or hear I have waited for half an hour
Because you're still waiting
The action is still going on. You should use the present perfect continuous
I have been waiting for half an hour
The action is not complete yet
Let's look at another example:
You may hear or say he has slept since 9 o'clock
Once again because the action is going on, is still in progress. He is still sleeping
We should be using the present perfect continuous
He has been sleeping since nine o'clock
Sometimes you may make the reverse mistake
For example you may hear or say:
Has been snowing twice this week
Now the word twice
means two times
Indicates two finished completed actions
It snowed once, stopped. Is snowed again and stopped
It's not snowing at the moment
Therefore we need to use the present perfect
It has snowed twice this week
One last example to make sure you really got the difference between these two
You may say:
She has been writing many books
It's okay to say she has been writing for many years. She is a writer
But to say the number of books she has already written
referring to completed books
You need to use the present perfect
She has written many books
Right
That's it for our third video
I hope you have found it useful as you know you can now go to our website anglo-link.com
To read the explanations and do the exercises that will help you review this point
Thank you very much for watching and I'll see you in the next video. Bye now
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