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Present Perfect Continuous Tense & Exercise
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Present perfect continuous – form:
The present perfect of the verb 'to be' (have/has been) + the present
participle of the main verb.
EXAMPLE:
| He has been / She's been |
swimming |
| He hasn't been |
swimming |
| Has he been |
swimming? |
| Hasn't he been |
swimming? |
EXAMPLE:
to work, present perfect continuous
| I have been working |
I haven't been working |
Have I been working? |
| You have been working |
You haven't been working |
Have you been working? |
| He, she, it has been living working |
He hasn't been working |
Has she been working? |
| We have been living working |
We haven't been working |
Have we been working? |
| You have been working |
You haven't been working |
Have you been working? |
| They have been working |
They haven't been working |
Have they been working? |
Use:
We use the present perfect continuous for an action over a period of
time leading up to the present. We are interested in the action as
well as the result, and this process may still be going on, or may
have just finished
EXAMPLES:
1. Actions that started in the past and continue in the present.
a. We have been waiting for you all day.
b. She is tired. She has been working all day.
c. They have been studying since 5 o’clock.
2. Actions that have just finished, but we are interested in the
results:
a. It's been raining and my hair is still wet.
b. I’ve been reading all afternoon. I’ve just finished the book.
c. Who's been sleeping in my bed?
Try Present Perfect Simple or Continuous
Exercise
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