4-2现在完成进行式(Present Perfect Progressive Tense)
在上一节,我们知道,如果有一个行动,从过去发生后,就一直延续到现在,我们可以用现在完成式。举例来说,以下的例子都应该用现在完成式:
(1)自从1974年,我就在学校学英文。
Since 1974, I have studied English at school.
(2)自从我大学毕业以后,我就在这里工作。
Since I graduated from college, I have worked here.
以第一句话为例,假如我们要强调我一直在练习游泳,而且没有间断,我们可以用现在完成进行式(present perfect progressive tense)。
所谓现在完成进行式,形式:verb to have + been + present participle
verb to have 是为了完成式,been 和 present participle 都是为了进行式。
以下是现在完成进行式的例子:
I have been studying English since 1974.
I have been working here since I graduated from college.
I have been living here since I was a child.
He has been acting like a fool lately.(他最近一直在做傻事)
They have been dancing since seven o’clock.
It has been snowing since yesterday.
I have been taking music lessons since last year.
He has been drinking heavily since last year.(他去年起,就一直在酗酒)