"He estado tratar" o "He estado tratando"?
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Do you use the present participle with the present perfect? If you wanted to say something like "I have been trying" would you use "he estado tratar" or "he estado tratando"?
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updated Sep 14, 2017
posted by Maya1639
Welcome to SpanishDict, Maya. - rac1, Sep 13, 2017
very nicely presented question, welcome, maya:) - 006595c6, Sep 14, 2017
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He estado tratando.
I've been working. He estado trabajando.
We've been studying. Hemos estado estudiando.
They've been watching TV. Han estado mirando televisión.
etc.etc.
updated Sep 14, 2017
posted by polenta1
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Do you use the present participle with the present perfect?
Hi maya, welcome to the forum 
You are quite right, just like in English, the word to use is "present participle", we say gerundio
Just as a side note, this would be a tense we seldom use.
He estado trabajando desde las 8 de la mañana.
We would say:
Llevo trabajando desde las 8 de la mañana.
updated Sep 14, 2017
posted by 006595c6
