has been coveting
-ha estado codiciando
Presente perfecto progresivo para el sujetohe/shedel verbocovet.

covet

Jacob's quick and decisive response tells us that he has been coveting Esau's birthright and has been waiting for an opening that would allow him to wrest it from Esau.
La respuesta rápida y decisiva de Jacob nos dice que ha estado deseando la primogenitura de Esaú y que ha estado esperando el momento arrebatársela.
Palabra del día
permitirse