Grammar English Present Perfect Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous

• Introduction
• Structure of Present Perfect Continous Tense
  • POSITIVE FORMS (+) :
  • NEGATIVE FORMS (-) :
  • QUESTION FORMS (?) :
    • Wh Questions:
• Present Perfect Continous Tense Uses
  • 1. We use Present Perfect Continous
  • 2. We use Present Perfect Continuous for past action continuing now
• Recognition of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
  • Verbs without continuous forms
• Conclusion

Introduction

The present perfect continuous (also called the present perfect progressive) is a verb form that we use to describe an action that started in the past and either recently finished or is still continuing.

Thepresent perfect continuous usually emphasizes duration or the amount of time that an action has been taking place.

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Structure of Present Perfect Continous Tense

Structure of Present Perfect Continous Tense

POSITIVE FORMS (+) :

• Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + have been + Verb-ing
• Subject ( He, She, It ) + has been + Verb-ing

Examples:

1. I have been studying for three hours.
2. I've been gardening for three hours. My back is killing me!
3. We have been helping her out for a few months.
4. I have been watching TV since  7pm.
5. He has been playing football for  a long time.
6. He has been living in Bangkok since  he left school

NEGATIVE FORMS (-) :

• Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + have not been + Verb-ing
• Subject ( He, She, It ) + has not been + Verb-ing

Examples:

1. I have not been watching the cricket match for an hour.
2. Ricky hasn't been visiting us since  March.
3. My mom hasn't been feeling well for  two weeks.
4. I haven't been watching TV for 3 years
5. Wehavenotbeen smoking

QUESTION FORMS (?) :

• Have + Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + Verb-ing
• Has + Subject (He, She, It) + Verb-ing

Examples:

1. Have you been preparing the assignment for two hours?
2. Have you been listening to realistic songs since morning?
3. Has Jerrybeen picking fruit from my trees again?
4. Have youbeen keeping track of sales?

Wh Questions:

1. Why has the phonebeen ringing for the last two hours?
2. What have you been doing since I left?
3. How long has he been waiting?
4. What have you been reading?

POSITIVE (+)	NEGATIVE (-)	QUESTION (?)
Ihave been living	I haven't been living	Have I been living?
You have been living	You haven't been living	Have you been living?
He, she, it has been living	He hasn't been living	Has she been living?
We have been living	We haven't been living	Have we been living?
You have been living	You haven't been living	Have you been living?
They have been living	They haven't been living	Have they been living?

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Present Perfect Continous Tense Uses

1. We use Present Perfect Continous

We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and continues in the present.

Examples:

• Simonhasn't been attending class regularly since he got a job.
• Ihaven'tbeen feeling well lately.
• Ihave been living in this house for 5 months
• He has been running since 5:30.
• Ihave been climbing up this mountain for over two hours.

2. We use Present Perfect Continuous for past action continuing now

We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and is continuingnow. This use of the tense focuses on the action and the effect it creates. This is often used withfor orsince.

Examples:

• Tom has been repairing my car. He's got oil on his hands.
• The kids have been playing in the garden all afternoon and they're covered in mud
• He has been running since 5:30. Now he's tired
• Your eyes are red. Have you been crying?
• The ground is wet because it's been raining.

Recognition of Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The sentence contains adverbs indicating frequency such as:

• Since
• For
• Lately, recently
• Just

Verbs without continuous forms

With verbs not normally used in the continuous form, use the simple present perfect instead (verbs such as know, hate, hear, understand, want).
I've wanted to visit China for years.
She's known Robert since she was a child.
I've hated that music since I first heard it.
I've heard a lot about you recently.
We've understood everything.

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Conclusion

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