The present perfect is used to talk about 2 things:
1. Things we have done a specific number of times or things we have done for a certain period of time:
- I have visited Colombia three times: Yo he visitado Colombia tres veces.
2. Things we have been doing during a period of time:
- I have been studying the whole day: Yo he estado estudiando todo el día.
3. Things we have done a specific number of times or things we have done for a
certain period of time:
- Diego ha viajado 4 veces a Europa. Diego has traveled to Europe 4 times.
- Nosotros hemos comido langosta 5 veces. We have eaten lobster 5 times.
- Yo nunca he ido a Europa. I have never been to Europe.
- Tú has visitado a Paula 3 veces ésta semana. You have visited Paula 3 times this
week. - Juliana ha ido 2 veces al gimnasio. Juliana has gone to the gym twice.
- Ellos han estado juntos por muchos años. They have been together for several
years. - Nosotros hemos trabajo toda la mañana. We have worked the whole morning.
- ¿Ustedes han visitado a mi abuela éste mes? Have you visited my grandma this
month?
4. Things we have been doing during a period of time:
This is another way to talk about things that we have been doing during a certain period of time. So we have 2 options. We can say something like:
- He estudiado toda la tarde: I have studied the whole afternoon.
- He estado estudiando toda la tarde: I’ve been studying all afternoon
