Reći koliko se dugo već nečim bavim
Mogu reći koliko dugo traje nešto čime se bavim i danas te objasniti vidljivi rezultat.
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Gramatika
14 minNa A2 si o trajanju govorio Present Perfectom: I've lived here for five years (A2 #5). To vrijeme ima svoj par — trajni Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous. Treba ti kad nije važno što je napravljeno, nego čime se čovjek bavi i koliko već traje proces.
Oblik se sastavlja od dvaju poznatih dijelova: od Present Perfecta — have ili has i been (treći oblik od be), od trajnog oblika — glagol na -ing.
| izjavna rečenica | I've been waiting for an hour. / She's been working since eight. |
| niječnica | I haven't been sleeping well. |
| pitanje | Have you been waiting long? / How long have you been learning English? |
| kratki odgovor | Yes, I have. / No, she hasn't. |
U kratkom se odgovoru been ne ponavlja: samo have ili has. A sam been ovdje ne znači „bio“: to je pomoćna karika koja spaja Present Perfect s trajnim oblikom, i ne treba ga posebno prevoditi.
Kada se upotrebljava.
Proces je počeo u prošlosti i traje i sada — obično uz for, since, How long…?: I've been learning English for three years. I hrvatski tu ima sadašnje vrijeme („učim ga tri godine“), a engleski uzima Present Perfect jer mjeri odsječak od prošlosti do danas.
Proces je upravo završio, a vide se njegovi tragovi: You're out of breath. Have you been running? Ne vidimo samo trčanje, nego to da je čovjek zadihan. Tako i: The streets are wet — it's been raining.
Nešto što se u posljednje vrijeme ponavlja: I've been sleeping badly lately. She's been calling me every day this week.
Usporedi s jednostavnim Present Perfectom. Trajni oblik govori o zanimanju, jednostavni — o rezultatu.
| proces — Continuous | rezultat — Simple |
|---|---|
| I've been painting the kitchen. | I've painted the kitchen. |
| ruke su u boji, posao možda još nije gotov | kuhinja je gotova |
| I've been writing emails all morning. | I've written ten emails. |
| važno je čime sam se bavio | važno je koliko je napravljeno |
Odatle praktično pravilo: na pitanje How long…? obično se odgovara trajnim oblikom, na How many…? i How much…? — jednostavnim. Broj gotovih stvari zatvara radnju, a trajni oblik je drži otvorenom: I've read three chapters, ali ne „tri poglavlja u tijeku“.
Uz glagole live, work, study, teach odgovaraju oba oblika: I've lived here for ten years = I've been living here for ten years. Trajni oblik zvuči malo privremenije: tako se govori o onome što se uskoro može promijeniti.
Prizvuk nezadovoljstva. Trajni Present Perfect često se čuje u prigovorima: Someone's been using my laptop! Govornik vidi tragove tuđeg zanimanja, i to mu se ne sviđa. Jednostavni Present Perfect samo bi javio činjenicu. U niječnici je razlika ista: I haven't been sleeping well — u posljednje vrijeme san ne ide; I haven't slept — rezultata nema uopće, uopće nisam spavao.
Glagoli stanja ne dolaze u trajnom obliku. Oni ne opisuju radnju, nego stanje stvari: know, like, love, want, believe, understand, own, be. S njima — samo jednostavni Present Perfect: I've known her since school. We've had this car for ten years. have u značenju „imati“ nema trajni oblik, a u značenju „imati (probleme), provoditi (vrijeme)“ ima: We've been having problems with the car.
Tako se ne kaže. ✗ I've been having this car for ten years → ✓ I've had this car for ten years.
Provjeri se. Kako reći „čekam već dvadeset minuta“? Koji oblik treba u I've ___ (read) fifty pages i zašto? Može li se reći I've been knowing him for years?
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Pogreške izvornih govornika hrvatskoga
prilagođeno vašem jezikuSadašnje vrijeme umjesto Present Perfecta
✗ I work here for five years, ✗ I learn English already three years → ✓ I've been working here for five years, I've been learning English for three years; ✗ How long are you waiting? → ✓ How long have you been waiting? „Radim ovdje pet godina“, „Koliko dugo čekaš?“ — hrvatsko sadašnje vrijeme, i englesko se sadašnje čini točnim prijevodom. No uz for i How long engleski mjeri odsječak do danas, a to je posao Present Perfecta. „Već“ ovdje nije already: trajanje već izriče oblik glagola.
from i since na krivom mjestu
✗ I've been working here from March → ✓ I've been working here since March; ✗ I've been learning English since three years → ✓ I've been learning English for three years. Hrvatsko „od ožujka“ navodi na from, ali početna točka od koje nešto traje do danas traži since. A since stoji samo ispred početne točke (since Monday, since I was ten); ispred duljine razdoblja dolazi for (A2 #5).
Glagol stanja s -ing
✗ I've been knowing him since school
✓ I've known him since school
U hrvatskom „poznajem ga“ i „radim“ ponašaju se jednako, i nikakva podjela na glagole radnje i stanja ne mijenja oblik glagola. Kad se nauči -ing, lako ga je staviti posvuda — zabranu treba zapamtiti posebno.
Izgovor
3 minbeen je u ovoj konstrukciji nenaglašen i kratak — /bɪn/, a ne /biːn/: I've been waiting /aɪv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/. Skupina I've been izgovara se brzo, u jednom dahu, a naglasak pada na glavni glagol: I've been waiting, She's been working.
U pitanju How long have you been…? tri su riječi zaredom nenaglašene: /haʊ ˈlɒŋ əv jə bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/ — have se sažima u /əv/, you — u /jə/.
Puni /biːn/ čuje se samo kad je been naglašen, na primjer na kraju pitanja: Where have you been?
Tekst
5 minHello, Tom! I haven't seen you for ages. What have you been doing?
Hi, Sarah. We've been renovating the house. We've been working on it since March, and it still isn't finished.
You look tired. And you've got paint on your hands!
Yes, I've been painting the kitchen all morning. I've done two walls so far. Emma has been choosing colours for weeks — she's changed her mind three times.
How long have you been living here now?
Almost two years. We've known the neighbours since the first day, and they've been really kind. Mr Hughes next door has lent us his ladder twice.
And the garden?
Don't ask. It's been raining for days, so I haven't touched it.
Well, the house looks lovely from the street. Good luck with the rest!
Thanks. Come round for a cup of tea next month — I hope the kitchen will be finished by the summer!
Vježbe
30 min1. Odabir.
- I (read) this book for a week — ostalo mi je još sto stranica
- I (read) this book — mogu ti reći kako završava
- She (write) three emails since lunch
- She (write) emails since lunch
- It (rain) all day
- I (know) Tom since we were at school
- How long you (wait)?
- We (have) this flat for six years
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2. Umetni for ili since.
- I've been learning Spanish two years
- She's been working here March
- We've known each other we were children
- He's been waiting half an hour
- It's been raining Tuesday
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3. Pronalaženje pogreške.
- I work here for five years.
- How long are you waiting?
- I've been writing ten emails today.
- I've been knowing him since school.
- She's been learning English since three years.
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4. Preoblikuj u pitanje How long…?
- She is learning Spanish.
- They are living in Leeds.
- He is working on the project.
- You are waiting for the bus.
- It is raining.
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5. Razvij natuknicu:
- Your hands are dirty. (I / dig / in the garden)
- Your eyes are red. (I / work / at the computer all day)
- You're out of breath. (I / run)
- The kitchen smells of onions. (we / cook)
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6. Prepiši: umjesto procesa navedi rezultat
- I've been writing emails. (ten)
- She's been painting the fence. (half of it)
- We've been picking apples. (three boxes)
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7. Prevedi na engleski.
1) Učim engleski već četiri godine. 2) Koliko već čekaš? 3) Znamo se od djetinjstva. 4) Cijeli sam dan bojio kuhinju i obojio dva zida.
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Sažetak
Obrađeno
- Present Perfect Continuous u svim oblicima
- tri slučaja upotrebe
- proces nasuprot rezultatu
- How long nasuprot How many
- glagoli stanja
- for i since
Slijedi lekcija 5: cijeli sustav budućnosti.
Kraj jezgre
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Riječi za kartice
16 riječi- renovate /ˈrenəveɪt/ renovirati, obnoviti (stan, kuhinju)
- paint /peɪnt/ bojiti, ličiti
- wall /wɔːl/ zid
- colour /ˈkʌlə/ boja
- change your mind /ˌtʃeɪndʒ jə ˈmaɪnd/ predomisliti se
- for ages /fər ˈeɪdʒɪz/ jako dugo, cijelu vječnost
- neighbour /ˈneɪbə/ susjed
- next door /ˌnekst ˈdɔː/ u susjedstvu, odmah do
- lend /lend/ posuditi (nekome)
- ladder /ˈlædə/ ljestve
- come round /ˌkʌm ˈraʊnd/ svratiti (u goste)
- lovely /ˈlʌvli/ divan, krasan
- out of breath /ˌaʊt əv ˈbreθ/ zadihan
- dig /dɪɡ/ kopati
- dirty /ˈdɜːti/ prljav
- tired /ˈtaɪəd/ umoran
Pisanje
Šest rečenica: čime se baviš u posljednje vrijeme, koliko dugo i što je već napravljeno. Barem dva trajna oblika i dva jednostavna.
Uzorak
I've been learning to play the guitar since January. I've been practising every evening, and I've learnt six songs so far. My neighbours have been very patient. I've also been reading a lot lately — I've finished three novels this month. I haven't been sleeping much!
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