Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Definition/Introduction
This tense expresses an action that started in the past and continued to present or recently stoped. It is used to state an ongoing action that has started at a point in the past. The present perfect tense continuous (also called present
perfect progressive) may be a verb tense which is employed to point out that an
action started within the past and has continued up to this moment. this
perfect continuous usually emphasizes duration or the quantity of your time
that an action has been happening. Read on for detailed descriptions,
examples, and present perfect tense continuous exercises.
Structure of Sentence
Main verb: Present Participle (Base form + ing) e.g going, eating.
Auxiliary verb: Has been/ Have been
►Note:
• If the subject of the sentence is "He, She, It" or Singular noun then we use the auxiliary verb in the sentence is "Has been".
• If the subject of the sentence is "We, You, They" or Plural noun then we use the auxiliary verb in the sentence is "Have been".
Positive Sentence
Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb + Time reference + Object.
Subject + Has been / Have been + Present Participle (verb +ing) + Time reference
►Examples:
• He has been sleeping for five hours.
• Has written for a newspaper since 25th 2020
• He has been playing football for two hours.
• They have been using their bus for five years.
• She has been teaching at this college for two years.
• He has been writing to me for 3 hours.
• I have been watching the movie since 2 O'clock.
• They have been listing to music for two hours.
• She has been studying this book for two days.
• He has been working in the bank for 3 months.
• He has been living in Pakistan since 2000.
Negative Sentence
Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb + Time reference + Object.
Subject + Has not been / Have not been + Present Participle (verb +ing) + Time reference
►Example:
• You have not been attending your lectures since 05 Jan.
• Kids have not been playing football for five hours.
• They have not been completing their work since Tuesday.
• I have not been meeting him since 2016.
• She has not been feeding her kids since 10 O'clock.
• They have not been watching television since Monday.
• She has not been sleeping for two days.
• He has not been coming to the office since 10 Jan.
• She has not been studying her books for one day.
• They have not been working in this office since 31 Dec.
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Interrogative Sentence
Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb + Time reference + Object.
Has / Have + Subject + been + Present Participle (verb +ing) + Time reference
►Example:
• Has your father been teaching you since 25 December?
• Have you been helping them for two years?
• Have I been wasting my time since 01 Jan?
• Has she been studying for the exam for 3 days?
• Has he been using his car for three years?
• Have they been watching the same drama for 4 days?
• Have they been making a noise for one hour?
• Has she been writing a letter since 25 Jan?
• Has he been working as a professor since 1999?
• Have you been going to your university since 2015?
Exercise of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I ________ writing articles on different topics since morning.
- He has been _______ the book for 2 hours.
- They have been playing football ________ an hour.
- She has ________ finding the dress since morning.
- He has been studying in the library ________ 3 hours.
- We ________ been shopping at this fair for 2 hours.
- We have been ________a movie during this Cineplex for 2 hours.
- You have been shopping there in the marketplace ________three hours.
- I ________ singing different sorts of songs, especially modern.
- I have been taking note of melodious songs ________ an hour.
- ________ has been traveling around the world for a month.
- They have been ________ cricket therein field for five hours.
- The poet has been writing romantic poems __________ several hours.
- The lyricist _________ writing realistic songs since the start of his career.
- ___________ you been taking note of realistic songs since morning?
- I have not _________ watching the match for an hour.
- Have you been _________ the assignment for 2 hours?
- I __________ been helping him to try to do the task for an hour.
- My mom has been cooking ________ 3 hours.
- I _________ watching the concert for an hour.
►Answer
have been, reading, for, been, for, have, watching, for, have been, for, He, playing, for, has been, Have, been, preparing, have, for, have been.
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