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Gradi se od Present Perfect Tense pomoćnog glagola To Be (have/has been) i glavnog glagola sa nastavkom ing (Present Particip).
Upitni oblik se pravi inverzijom.
Odrični oblik se pravi dodavanjem not posle have/has.
Priloške odredbe za čestoću (vreme): since – od (određenog datuma)
for – već (količina vremena)
Primer: to go – went – gone – ići
Potvrdno:
Jednina Množina
1.I have been going (I’ve been going). 1. We have been going (We’ve been going).
2.You have been going (You’ve been going. 2. You have been going
(You’ve been going).
3.He has been going (He’s been going). 3. They have been going
She has been going (She’s been going). (They have’ve been going).
It has been going (It’s been going).
Upitno:
Jednina Množina
1.Have I been going? 1. Have we been going?
2.Have you been going? 2. Have you been going?
3.Has he been going? 3. Have they been going?
Has she been going?
Has it been going?
Odrično:
Jednina Množina
1.I have not been going 1. We have not been going
(I haven’t been going). (we haven’t been going).
2.You have not been going 2. You have not been going
(you haven’t been going). (you haven’t been going).
3.He has not been going 3. They have not been going
(he hasn’t been going). (they haven’t been going).
She has not been going
(she hasn’t been going).
It has not been going
(it hasn’t been going).