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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS - Coggle Diagram
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS
FORM
Have/Has + been +verb -ing
USE
Actions that started in the past and continue in the present.
She has been waiting for you all day (= and she's still waiting now).
I've been working on this report since eight o'clock this morning (= and I still haven't finished it).
They have been travelling since last October (= and they're not home yet).
Actions that have just finished, but we are interested in the results
She has been cooking since last night (= and the food on the table looks delicious).
It's been raining (= and the streets are still wet).
Someone's been eating my chips (= half of them have gone).
EXAMPLES
I have been writing articles on different topics since morning.
We have been shopping at this fair for two hours.
They have been playing cricket in that field for five hours.
I have not been watching the cricket match for an hour.
AFIRMATIVE
I/You/We/They have/ veteen running. He/She/It has/`s been running
NEGATIVE
I/You/We/They have not/ haven
t been running. He/She/It has not/hasn
t been running
INTERROGATIVE
Have I/You/We/They been running ?
Has He/She/It has/`s been running
SHORT ANSWERS
Yes I/You/We/They have. No I/You/We/They haven`t.
Yes He/She/It has .
No He/She/It hasn't.