has been roosting
Present perfect progressivehe/sheconjugation ofroost.

roost

roost(
rust
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la percha
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The sun was setting and birds were returing to their roosts.El sol se ponía y los pájaros volvían a sus perchas.
b. el gallinero
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(for hens)
A fox had got into the roost, causing pandemonium among the hens.Un zorro había entrado al gallinero, provocando el pandemonio entre las gallinas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. posarse
I could hear the cooing of pigeons roosting in the barn.Oía los arrullos de las palomas que se posaban en el granero.
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