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Today our topic is.What is Present perfect continuous tense?
Present perfect continuous (innumerable)
Examples (sentence structure) I have been working in this bank all my life. (Sentence
structure) A tense that states an constant act current at the present time, started
in the fresh past. In English it is designed by using have been with a present participle.
OR
The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present
perfect progressive tense) shows that somewhat happening in the past and is current
at the present time. The present perfect continuous is made using the creation has/have
been + the present participle.
Forms of present Perfect Continuous
The present perfect continuous is
formed using have/has + been + present participle.
Positive form:
subject+has/have+been+1st form of ing+object
subject+has/have+been+1st form of ing+object
- ·
You have been waiting here
for one hours.
- ·
He has been sleeping for five
hours.
- ·
I have been watching the movie since
4 o’ clock.
Negative form:
subject+has/have+not+been+1st form of ing+object- ·
She has not been studying her books
for ten days.
- ·
I have not been meeting him since
2017.
- ·
You have not been waiting here
for three hours.
Question form:
has/have+subject+been+1st form of ing+since/for+object
has/have+subject+been+1st form of ing+since/for+object
- ·
Has he been using his car for five
years?
- ·
Has she been studying for the exam
since March 2018?
- · Have you been waiting here for one hours?
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