Present Perfect Progressive in the Slovenian language, or ‘Perfektni čas s pomočjo trajnih oblik’, is a grammatical tense used to express ongoing actions that started in the past and are still happening in the present. It emphasizes the continuity and duration of the action. Like other complex tenses, it is constructed of the auxiliary verb ‘biti’ in present tense and the main verb in its ‘trajna’ form, which shows the progressiveness of the action.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Remember to use Present Perfect Progressive.
1. *Sem učil*(learn) tri ure za izpit. (I have been learning for three hours for the test.)
2. Ona *je brala*(read) to knjigo že ves dan. (She has been reading this book all day.)
3. Mi *smo gledali*(watch) film cel popoldan. (We have been watching a movie all afternoon.)
4. Vi *ste risali*(draw) portret že dve uri. (You have been drawing a portrait for two hours.)
5. *So se igrali*(play) na dvorišču vse dopoldne. (They have been playing in the backyard all morning.)
6. On *je pisal*(write) esej že dve uri. (He has been writing an essay for two hours.)
7. Ona *je tekla*(run) že pol ure. (She has been running for half an hour.)
8. Mi *smo čakali*(wait) na avtobus že dvajset minut. (We have been waiting for the bus for twenty minutes.)
9. Vi *ste hodili*(walk) po mestu že cel dan. (You have been walking around the city all day.)
10. Oni *so poslušali*(listen) glasbo ves večer. (They have been listening to music all evening.)
2. Ona *je brala*(read) to knjigo že ves dan. (She has been reading this book all day.)
3. Mi *smo gledali*(watch) film cel popoldan. (We have been watching a movie all afternoon.)
4. Vi *ste risali*(draw) portret že dve uri. (You have been drawing a portrait for two hours.)
5. *So se igrali*(play) na dvorišču vse dopoldne. (They have been playing in the backyard all morning.)
6. On *je pisal*(write) esej že dve uri. (He has been writing an essay for two hours.)
7. Ona *je tekla*(run) že pol ure. (She has been running for half an hour.)
8. Mi *smo čakali*(wait) na avtobus že dvajset minut. (We have been waiting for the bus for twenty minutes.)
9. Vi *ste hodili*(walk) po mestu že cel dan. (You have been walking around the city all day.)
10. Oni *so poslušali*(listen) glasbo ves večer. (They have been listening to music all evening.)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect Progressive form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. On *je pripravljal*(prepare) poročilo cel teden. (He has been preparing the report all week.)
2. Ona *je vadila*(practice) klavir že tri ure. (She has been practicing piano for three hours.)
3. Mi *smo razmišljali*(think) o tej ideji že nekaj časa. (We have been thinking about this idea for some time.)
4. Vi *ste se učili*(learn) matematike cel teden. (You have been learning maths all week.)
5. Oni *so delali*(work) na tem projektu že mesece. (They have been working on this project for months.)
2. Ona *je vadila*(practice) klavir že tri ure. (She has been practicing piano for three hours.)
3. Mi *smo razmišljali*(think) o tej ideji že nekaj časa. (We have been thinking about this idea for some time.)
4. Vi *ste se učili*(learn) matematike cel teden. (You have been learning maths all week.)
5. Oni *so delali*(work) na tem projektu že mesece. (They have been working on this project for months.)
