English Grammar
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Definition of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous tense represents the work which started in the past and is still running. It uses “have been/has been” and “ing” is added with the verb.
Stature:- Sub+have/has+been+V.ing+object
Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. I have been writing articles on different topics since morning.
2.He has been reading the book for two hours.
3.They have been playing football for an hour.
4.She has been finding the dress since morning.
5.He has been studying in the library for three hours.
6.We have been shopping at this fair for two hours.
7.We have been watching a movie in this Cineplex for two hours.
8.you have been shopping in that market for three hours.
9.I have been singing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
Usage of present perfect continuous tense
Unfinished actions
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 the present perfect simple page for more about 'for' and 'since').
I've been living in London for two years.
She's been working here since 2004.
We've been waiting for the bus for hours.
This use is very similar to how we use the present perfect simple, and often it's possible to use either tense. Of course, with stative verbs, we can't use the present perfect continuous.
I've been here for hours.
NOT: I've been being here for hours.
2: For temporary habits or situations. The action started in the past and continues to the present in the same way as with use number 1, but we don't answer the questions about 'how long' so clearly. Instead, we use a word like 'recently'.
I've been going to the gym a lot recently.
They've been living with his mother while they look for a house.
I've been reading a lot recently.
This is very similar to the use of the present continuous for temporary habits and often either tense is possible.
Finished actions
3: Actions which have recently stopped (though the whole action can be unfinished) and have a result, which we can often see, hear, or feel, in the present. We don't use a time word here.
1.I'm so tired, I've been studying.
I've been running, so I'm really hot.
It's been raining so the pavement is wet.
The present perfect simple has a very similar use, which focuses on the result of the action, whereas the present perfect continuous focuses on the action itself. See my page here about the difference between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous for more explanation.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Pdf
Definition of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous tense represents the work which started in the past and is still running. It uses “have been/has been” and “ing” is added with the verb.
Stature:- Sub+have/has+been+V.ing+object
Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. I have been writing articles on different topics since morning.
2.He has been reading the book for two hours.
3.They have been playing football for an hour.
4.She has been finding the dress since morning.
5.He has been studying in the library for three hours.
6.We have been shopping at this fair for two hours.
7.We have been watching a movie in this Cineplex for two hours.
8.you have been shopping in that market for three hours.
9.I have been singing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
Usage of present perfect continuous tense
Unfinished actions
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 the present perfect simple page for more about 'for' and 'since').
I've been living in London for two years.
She's been working here since 2004.
We've been waiting for the bus for hours.
This use is very similar to how we use the present perfect simple, and often it's possible to use either tense. Of course, with stative verbs, we can't use the present perfect continuous.
I've been here for hours.
NOT: I've been being here for hours.
2: For temporary habits or situations. The action started in the past and continues to the present in the same way as with use number 1, but we don't answer the questions about 'how long' so clearly. Instead, we use a word like 'recently'.
I've been going to the gym a lot recently.
They've been living with his mother while they look for a house.
I've been reading a lot recently.
This is very similar to the use of the present continuous for temporary habits and often either tense is possible.
Finished actions
3: Actions which have recently stopped (though the whole action can be unfinished) and have a result, which we can often see, hear, or feel, in the present. We don't use a time word here.
1.I'm so tired, I've been studying.
I've been running, so I'm really hot.
It's been raining so the pavement is wet.
The present perfect simple has a very similar use, which focuses on the result of the action, whereas the present perfect continuous focuses on the action itself. See my page here about the difference between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous for more explanation.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Pdf
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