Present Perfect Continuous Verbs: Sinhala Grammar #50

Ayubowan! Today’s lesson will be about expressing an action that occurred in the past and continues to the present moment. Let’s take a look at how we form this 

verb tense.

Stem of the present tense:

Bonawaa

Add -gaena hitiya

Bonagaena hitiya

Let’s look at a few example sentences.

I have been looking for you.

Mama oyata balaagæna hitiya.

මම ඔයාට බලාගැන හිටිය.

We have been running *for  two hours.

Pæya dekakin sadahaa api duvanagæna hitiya.

පැය දෙකක් සදහා, අපි දුවනගැන හිටිය.

We have been talking a lot.

Api godak kathaakaranagæna hitiya.

අපි ගොඩක් කතාකරනගැන හිටිය.

That’s all for this lesson! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to 

leave them down below. Stay tuned for the next lesson on June 14th! 

Thanks for reading!