Ejercicios de present perfect continuous con soluciones

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1. Listen! The baby ____ (cry) since we got home.

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   has been crying The baby equivale a it, así que va has been + crying. El llanto empezó cuando llegamos y sigue ahora.

2. We ____ (walk) for three hours. My feet hurt!

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   have been walking Con we se usa have been + -ing. La actividad dura hasta ahora y explica por qué duelen los pies.

3. Carlos ____ been playing video games all afternoon.

   has have is
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   has Carlos es tercera persona del singular: has been playing. Is been no existe.

4. My neighbors ____ been arguing again.

   neighbors = vecinos

   have has are
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   have My neighbors es plural (they), por eso have been arguing. Are been no es una forma posible.

5. I ____ (run), so I'm exhausted.

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   have been running Run termina en consonante + vocal + consonante con la sílaba tónica al final, así que dobla la n: running.

6. Mom ____ (make) cookies. The whole kitchen smells great.

   Mom = mamá; cookies = galletas

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   has been making Make pierde la e final al añadir -ing: making. El olor es el efecto de una actividad reciente.

7. The dog ____ (lie) on the sofa all morning.

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   has been lying Lie (estar tumbado / acostado) cambia ie por y antes de -ing: lying, igual que die → dying.

8. I ____ (not / feel) well this week.

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   haven't been feeling Negativa: haven't been + -ing. Feel con el sentido de «encontrarse (bien o mal)» admite la forma continua.

9. Tom ____ (not / study) enough lately.

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   hasn't been studying Con Tom (he) la negativa es hasn't been + studying. Lately (últimamente) es muy frecuente con este tiempo.

10. ____ you been waiting long?

    Have Has Are
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    Have En la pregunta, have va delante del sujeto: Have you been waiting...? Con you siempre se usa have.

11. Ordena: she / has / what / been / doing

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    What has she been doing? Pregunta con partícula interrogativa: what + has + sujeto + been + -ing.

12. Ordena: they / been / have / together / working

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    Have they been working together? En la pregunta, have pasa delante del sujeto; been y el verbo en -ing no se separan.

13. I've been learning the guitar ____ six months.

    for since ago
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    for Six months es una duración, así que va for. Ago se usa con el pasado simple (six months ago).

14. It's been snowing ____ Tuesday.

    since for from
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    since Tuesday es el punto de inicio: since Tuesday. From necesitaría un final (from Tuesday to Friday).

15. They've been living in Monterrey ____ 2019.

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    since Un año concreto marca cuándo empezó la situación, por eso since.

16. We've been driving ____ hours. Can we stop for a coffee?

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    for Hours es una duración (aunque no tenga número): for hours, «desde hace horas».

17. She's been feeling much better ____ she started the new treatment.

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    since Since puede ir seguido de una frase entera en pasado simple que marca el inicio: since she started...

18. How long ____ (you / wait)?

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    have you been waiting How long + present perfect continuous pregunta cuánto dura una actividad hasta ahora: ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas esperando?

19. How long ____ (Sara / talk) on the phone?

    phone = teléfono, móvil / celular

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    has Sara been talking Has va delante del sujeto y después been + talking: How long has Sara been talking...?

20. Ordena: how / long / it / been / raining / has

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    How long has it been raining? Orden de la pregunta: how long + has + sujeto + been + -ing.

21. Llevo una hora buscando las llaves: I ____ (look) for my keys for an hour.

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    have been looking «Llevar + tiempo + gerundio» se traduce con el present perfect continuous + for: I've been looking for an hour.

22. ¿Cuál significa «Hace dos años que trabajo aquí»?

    I've been working here for two years. I work here since two years. I'm working here for two years.
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    I've been working here for two years. El inglés no usa el presente para algo que empezó en el pasado y sigue. Además, una duración va con for, no con since.

23. I ____ Lucía for ten years. She's my best friend.

    have known have been knowing know
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    have known Know es un verbo de estado y no se usa en continuo. Tampoco vale el presente: I've known her for ten years.

24. This house ____ to my family since 1998.

    has belonged has been belonging belongs
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    has belonged Belong (pertenecer) es un verbo de estado: present perfect simple con since.

25. He ____ three cups of coffee this morning.

    has drunk has been drinking
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    has drunk Cuando dices cuántas (three cups), importa el resultado: present perfect simple. Drink es irregular: drink, drank, drunk.

26. She ____ (write) five emails since lunch.

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    has written Con una cantidad terminada (five emails) se usa el simple. Write es irregular: write, wrote, written.

27. She ____ (write) emails since lunch, and she still has a few more to send.

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    has been writing Aquí importa la actividad, que no ha terminado, y no se dice cuántos: has been writing.

28. I ____ this novel all week, but I haven't finished it yet.

    have been reading have read read
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    have been reading La lectura sigue en curso (no la has terminado), por eso el continuo. Have read diría que ya la terminaste.

29. I ____ this novel. You can borrow it now.

    have read have been reading am reading
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    have read Ya la terminaste y por eso la puedes prestar: lo que importa es el resultado, así que va el simple.

30. How many pages ____ so far?

    have you translated have you been translating are you translating
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    have you translated How many pregunta por una cantidad, así que va el simple. How long, en cambio, suele ir con el continuo.

31. I ____ to Mexico three times.

    have been have been going am going
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    have been Un número de veces (three times) pide el present perfect simple. Have been to = haber estado en un lugar.

32. You're out of breath! ____ (you / run)?

    out of breath = sin aliento

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    Have you been running Ves el efecto (estás sin aliento) de una actividad que acaba de terminar: Have you been running?

33. Why are you so tired? — I ____ (work) in the garden all day.

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    have been working Una actividad larga y reciente explica cómo estás ahora: I've been working all day.

34. It ____ (rain) all morning, so the streets are wet.

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    has been raining Las calles mojadas son el efecto visible de una actividad que ha durado toda la mañana.

35. Which sentence is correct?

    I've owned this bike since college. I've been owning this bike since college. I own this bike since college.
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    I've owned this bike since college. Own (tener, ser dueño de) es un verbo de estado: va en present perfect simple, no en continuo ni en presente.

36. My cousins ____ (live) in Toronto since 2020.

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    have been living Con live, work, study o teach valen el simple y el continuo casi sin diferencia. El continuo suena algo más temporal.

37. Ana ____ since nine o'clock. She should take a break.

    has been studying is studying studies
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    has been studying Con since y una actividad que dura hasta ahora, el inglés no admite el presente: has been studying.

38. Corrige el error en «I'm waiting here since 6 p.m.»: I ____ here since 6 p.m.

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    have been waiting En español decimos «estoy esperando aquí desde las seis», pero en inglés, con since, hace falta el present perfect continuous.

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