Present Perfect Continuous Form:
How good are you at the Present Perfect Continuous tense? It's not a
very common tense, and often it's not taught in classes, but we do use
it sometimes and it's very good to know how to make it, and to recognise
it when other people use it.
Luckily, it's very easy to make. Here's the positive (it's the present perfect of 'be' + verb -ing):
Positive | Positive Short Form |
I have been walking | I've been walking |
you have been running | you've been running |
he has been cooking | he's been cooking |
she has been swimming | she's been swimming |
it has been raining | it's been raining |
we have been studying | we've been studying |
they have been sleeping | they've been sleeping |
To make the negative, just add 'not':
Negative | Negative Short Form |
I have not been walking | I haven't been walking |
you have not been running | you haven't been running |
he has not been cooking | he hasn't been cooking |
she has not been swimming | she hasn't been swimming |
it has not been raining | it hasn't been raining |
we have not been studying | we haven't been studying |
they have not been sleeping | they haven't been sleeping |
Can you guess how to make the question form of the present perfect continuous? It's not very difficult - just put 'have' or 'has' before the subject:
'Yes / No' Questions |
have I been walking? |
have you been running? |
has he been cooking? |
has she been swimming? |
has it been raining? |
have we been studying? |
have they been sleeping? |
For 'wh' questions put the question word first:
'Yes / No' Questions | |||||||||||||
what have I been doing? | |||||||||||||
where have you been running? | |||||||||||||
what has he been studying? | |||||||||||||
why has she been working today? | |||||||||||||
how long has it been raining? | |||||||||||||
how long have we been watching this film? | |||||||||||||
The Present Perfect Continuous Use:
(Also called The present perfect continuous Progressive)
Some people think the present perfect continuous is difficult to use,
but really it's not very complicated, and it sounds very impressive
when you use it correctly.
There are two main times we use this tense. Remember we can't use it with stative verbs.
1: To say how long for unfinished actions which started in the past and continue to the present. We often use this with for and since. (See the present perfect for the same use with stative verbs)
2: Actions which have just stopped (though the whole action can be unfinished) and have a result, which we can often see, hear, or feel, in the present (focus on action). (See the present perfect for a similar use which focuses on the result of the action)
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