he's been

he's been
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. ha sido
Mr. Suarez has done so much for the school, and he's been the principal for only two years.El señor Suárez ha hecho mucho por la escuela y solo ha sido el director desde hace dos años.
a. ha estado
I haven't seen Tom. - He's been at the library all day.No he visto a Tom. - Ha estado en la biblioteca todo el día.
a. ha estado
That guy really seems to like me. He's been calling me all week.Parece que le gusto mucho a ese muchacho. Ha estado llamándome toda la semana.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Johnny's here. He's been wanting to ask you a question.Johnny está aquí. Te quería hacer una pregunta.
Should we wake your brother up? He's been sleeping for three hours.¿Deberíamos despertar a tu hermano? Lleva tres horas durmiendo.
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