Present Perfect Continuous: abairtí, cleachtaí, tástálacha agus samplaí

Present Perfect Continuous úsáidimid

Úsáidtear an Aimsir Chaite Leanúnach Fhoirfe chun labhairt faoi ghníomh a thosaigh san am atá thart agus atá fós ag leanúint ar aghaidh anois, nó atá díreach tar éis stopadh ach a bhfuil toradh infheicthe aige anois.

She has been working here for three years.
Tá sí ag obair anseo le trí bliana anuas.

Present Perfect Continuous Fhoirm

Subject + have/has been + V-ing

I have been studying all morning.
Bhí mé ag staidéar ar feadh na maidine ar fad.
He has been waiting for you.
Tá sé ag fanacht leat.

Present Perfect Continuous Riail

  • Úsáidtear é do ghníomh a thosaigh san am atá thart agus a leanann ar aghaidh go dtí anois.
    I have been living in this city since 2022.
    Tá mé i mo chónaí sa chathair seo ó 2022 i leith.
    They have been learning English for six months.
    Tá siad ag foghlaim Béarla le sé mhí anuas.
  • Úsáidtear é le haghaidh gnímh atá díreach críochnaithe, ach tá a thoradh le feiceáil anois.
    She is tired because she has been running.
    Tá sí tuirseach mar tá sí ag rith.
    Your clothes are wet because it has been raining.
    Tá do chuid éadaí fliuch mar tá sé ag cur báistí.
  • Cuireann sé béim ar fhad nó ar phróiseas gnímh.
    We have been working on this project all week.
    Táimid ag obair ar an tionscadal seo ar feadh na seachtaine ar fad.
    He has been preparing for the exam since morning.
    Tá sé ag ullmhú don scrúdú ó mhaidin.
  • Is minic a úsáidtear é le for agus since chun fad ama a léiriú.
    I have been reading for two hours.
    Tá mé ag léamh le dhá uair an chloig.
    She has been working here since January.
    Tá sí ag obair anseo ó Eanáir.
  • I measc na ngnáthléirithe ama tá an lá ar fad, an mhaidin ar fad, le déanaí, tamall anuas, ar feadh, agus ó shin.
    They have been talking all evening.
    Bhí siad ag caint an tráthnóna ar fad.
    I have been feeling tired lately.
    Bhí mé ag mothú tuirseach le déanaí.
  • Díríonn an Present Perfect Continuous ar an bpróiseas, agus díríonn an Present Perfect níos minice ar an toradh.
    ✅ She has been writing emails all morning. (process)
    ✅ She has written five emails this morning. (result)
  • De ghnáth ní úsáidtear roinnt briathra sna foirmeacha leanúnacha (know, like, want, need, understand).
    ✅ I have known her for years.
    ❌ I have been knowing her for years.

Present Perfect Continuous Diúltú

  • Cruthaítear an diúltú le have not been / has not been nó leis na foirmeacha giorraithe haven't been / hasn't been.
    I haven't been sleeping well recently.
    Ní raibh mé i mo chodladh go maith le déanaí.
    She hasn't been working much this week.
    Ní raibh sí ag obair mórán an tseachtain seo.
    They haven't been studying lately.
    Ní raibh siad ag staidéar le déanaí.

Present Perfect Continuous Ceisteanna

I gceisteanna, tagann have nó has roimh an ábhar.

Have/Has + subject + been + V-ing?
Wh-word + have/has + subject + been + V-ing?

Have you been waiting long?
An bhfuil tú ag fanacht le fada?
Has she been studying since morning?
An bhfuil sí ag staidéar ó mhaidin?
Why have they been arguing?
Cén fáth a bhfuil siad ag argóint?
How long has he been working here?
Cé chomh fada is atá sé ag obair anseo?

Present Perfect Continuous Botúin choitianta

❌ She has been work all day.
✅ She has been working all day.
❌ I am been studying since morning.
✅ I have been studying since morning.
❌ Has he been wait long?
✅ Has he been waiting long?
❌ I have been knowing her for years.
✅ I have known her for years.
❌ She has worked all morning. (if you want to stress the process)
✅ She has been working all morning.

Present Perfect Continuous Abairtí

I have been preparing for the interview since breakfast.
Táim ag ullmhú don agallamh ó bhí an bhricfeasta agam.
She has been working on the report all day.
Tá sí ag obair ar an tuarascáil an lá ar fad.
We have been waiting for the update for two hours.
Táimid ag fanacht leis an nuashonrú le dhá uair an chloig.
He has been learning English since last year.
Tá sé ag foghlaim Béarla ón mbliain seo caite.
They have been discussing the new feature all morning.
Tá siad ag plé na gné nua ar maidin ar fad.
I have been trying to fix this bug since yesterday.
Tá mé ag iarraidh an fabht seo a dheisiú ó inné.
She has been feeling much better recently.
Tá sí ag mothú i bhfad níos fearr le déanaí.
We have been living here for a long time.
Táimid inár gcónaí anseo le fada an lá.
He has been running every evening this month.
Tá sé ag rith gach tráthnóna an mhí seo.
The team has been developing this feature for several weeks.
Tá an fhoireann ag forbairt na gné seo le roinnt seachtainí anuas.

Present Perfect Continuous Samplaí

I have been checking the document for the last twenty minutes.
Tá an doiciméad á sheiceáil agam le fiche nóiméad anuas.
She has been speaking to customers all afternoon.
Tá sí ag labhairt le custaiméirí an tráthnóna ar fad.
They have been working on the same task since Monday.
Tá siad ag obair ar an tasc céanna ó Dé Luain.
We have been looking for a better solution recently.
Bhíomar ag lorg réiteach níos fearr le déanaí.
He has been fixing the server since early morning.
Tá sé ag deisiú an fhreastalaí ó mhoch maidin.
I have been thinking about your idea a lot lately.
Bhí mé ag smaoineamh go mór ar do smaoineamh le déanaí.
She has been getting ready for the trip all day.
Tá sí ag ullmhú don turas an lá ar fad.
We have been testing the application since last week.
Táimid ag tástáil an fheidhmchláir ó sheachtain seo caite.
He has been talking to HR about the new policy.
Tá sé ag caint le hAcmhainní Daonna faoin bpolasaí nua.
They have been planning the event for months.
Tá siad ag pleanáil na hócáide le míonna anuas.

Cleachtaí gramadaí Béarla atá ar fáil san aip

Tenses

Future Simple Present Simple Present Perfect Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech

Verbs

Used to To be used to To get used to