Hey, there! How’s it going?<\/p>\n
Sometimes we need to adapt some structures in English and Spanish to get our meaning across. That happens when we say we’ve been doing something for some time in Spanish. Read some examples:<\/p>\n
I’ve been telling you this for a year, but you don’t pay any attention. Notice that we can use the Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto Compuesto Progresivo<\/em> (haber + participio pasado de estar + gerundio) or the expression llevar + gerundio.<\/em> More examples:<\/p>\n I’ve been studying Spanish for a year. I’ve defended these principles all my life. He’s been waiting for two hours. How long have you been studying Spanish? Eso es todo por hoy. Nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey, there! How’s it going? Sometimes we need to adapt some structures in English and Spanish to get our meaning across. That happens when we say we’ve been doing something for some time in Spanish. Read some examples: I’ve been telling you this for a year, but you don’t pay any attention. Durante un a\u00f1o…<\/p>\n
\nDurante un a\u00f1o te he estado diciendo<\/strong> lo mismo pero t\u00fa no me haces caso.
\nLlevo <\/strong>un a\u00f1o dici\u00e9ndote <\/strong>eso pero t\u00fa no me haces caso.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHe estado estudiando<\/strong> espa\u00f1ol un a\u00f1o.
\nLlevo <\/strong>un a\u00f1o estudiando <\/strong>espa\u00f1ol.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHe estado defendiendo<\/strong> esots principios toda mi vida.
\nLlevo <\/strong>toda mi vida defendiendo <\/strong>estos principios.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHa estado esperando<\/strong> dos horas.
\nLleva esperando<\/strong> dos horas.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo hace que has estado estudiando <\/strong>espa\u00f1ol?
\n\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo llevas estudiando <\/strong>espa\u00f1ol?<\/em><\/p>\n