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El present perfect, el pasado continuo, condicionales, la voz pasiva, verbos modales y el estilo indirecto.
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Present Perfect Continuous, Part 1 of 2
How to say «llevo una hora esperando» in English: have/has been + -ing, and the difference between for and since.
Present Perfect Continuous, Part 2 of 2
Questions with How long have you been...?, negatives, and the use for recent activities you can still see the results of.
For, Since & How Long
Choosing for, since and ago correctly, asking How long...?, and the useful chunk It's been ages since...
Contrast: I've Read vs I've Been Reading
When to use the present perfect simple (results, how many) and when the continuous (activity, how long), and which verbs never take -ing.
Mastery Check: Present Perfect Continuous
A no-hints check of the present perfect continuous and simple, for, since, ago and How long questions.
Error Hunt: For, Since & Llevo
Find and fix the mistakes Spanish speakers make most with for, since, ages and «llevar».
Dialogue Lab: Catching Up with an Old Friend
Meet an old friend and talk about what you've been doing: What have you been up to?, How long have you been living in...?
Transformations: From Spanish Time Expressions
Turn «hace X que», «llevo X + gerundio», «desde hace» and «llevo X sin...» into natural English.
Word Web: Personality & Character
Personality adjectives, their opposites with un-, dis- and in-, and the false friends sensible and sympathetic.
Sounds of English: Weak Forms & Contractions
How native speakers really say I've been, he's been, for and have: short, light and joined together.
Spiral Review: Gaining Fluency Tenses, One Level Up
Review the present perfect with ever, never, just, already and yet, the past simple and the past continuous, and combine them with the present perfect continuous.
Drill: I've Been Waiting for Ages
You will be able to turn «llevo...», «hace... que» and «desde hace...» into "have been" + -ing, choose for, since or ago, and pick the simple or the continuous.
Drill: Catching Up, «Llevo... sin...» & Personality
You will be able to avoid the classic for/since errors, say «llevo X sin...» naturally, catch up with an old friend and describe someone's personality without false friends.
Unit 1 review: The Present Perfect Continuous
Listen, speak and write with what you learned in "The Present Perfect Continuous", then a short unit quiz.
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