The Spanish “progressive compound present” (presente compuesto progresivo) — quite a mouthful! You don’t need to memorize this term to become fluent in Spanish, but reading this post and practicing the exercises I’ll send you will help you learn a tense that Spanish speakers actually use. Of course, the best way to master this tense is through our chats!
Remember the compound present (presente compuesto)? If you don’t, you can click here to check it. It looks like this:
I have eaten
Yo he comido
Now, both in English and Spanish, we can make it progressive:
I have been eating
Yo he estado comiendo
It’s like combining the compound present with the progressive present. See how simple and clear I’ve explained it? Here are more examples:
1. She has been studying for her exams all morning.
Ella ha estado estudiando para sus exámenes toda la mañana.
2. We have been running every day to prepare for the marathon.
Nosotros hemos estado corriendo todos los días para prepararnos para el maratón.
