Pres. Perf. vs. Pres. Perf. ContinuousPast Perf. vs. Past Perf. Continuous

2º Bachillerato

What has he been doing?

What has he done?

He has repaired his car

He has been repairing his car

What has happened?

He has won the race.

What has he been doing?

He has been running

He has got a good tan.

What has he been doing?

He has been sunbathing

What has she been doing?

She’s been eating a cake

Someone has eaten the cake.

Resultado de una acción terminada.

Descripción de una acción pasada que ha estado en progreso, pero tiene conexión con el presente.

Past perfect

When the girl gave the notebook to the teacher, she had already read some.

When the teacher arrived, the boy had almost finished his multiplication

The nurse had already assisted the pacient when the doctor arrived.

What had he been doing?

What had he done?

He had repaired his car

He had been repairing his car all the morning

YESTERDAY/LAST WEEK, when I arrived…

What had happened?

He had won the race.What had he been doing?

He had been running for an hour

Yesterday, last month, by the time we got there…

Last weekend,/ on Sunday, / when I went to the garden…. the boy had got dirty because he had been planting in the garden.