Present Perfect Progressive in Spanish

Question

Hi everyone,

I've been trying to learn how to say "I've been studying"(as in, some one asks you what you've been up to lately, and you say "I've been ...."). I know in English, this is the present perfect progressive, but I can't find any Spanish grammar book with a section on it. Is it not used in Spanish?

Answer 1

I think you'd say, "he estado estudiando" or maybe just "he estudiado" I'm not sure!

Estoy de acuerdo con tu traducción, pero el problema es que "he estado estudiando" tiene sentido de ahora mismo y "he estudiado" implica más hacia el pasado con la acción acabada. Por eso el uso del tiempo presente simple suena más natural - 005faa61, Feb 13, 2017