Present Perfect Continuo

Subject + auxiliary verb (to have) + “been” verb+ing

POSITIVE

for He She It used Has Been Playing

for I ,You ,We You ,They used Have Been

Negative

Interrogative

The Present Perfect Continuous is used for an action that has continued in time up to the present (inclusive). In this case, what is relevant is the duration or continuity of said action.

to describe a trend or action that is happening currently:
Do you still work for the same company?
More and more people are becoming vegetarians. to describe a future action or event

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The present perfect continuous tense is used to express the duration of an action that started in the past, is still ongoing, and may continue into the present or have just recently stopped. It is formed using the present perfect of the auxiliary verb have (have/has), the past participle of the main verb been, and the present participle (verb + -ing) of the action verb.


Examples

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We haven’t been watching TV for a long time.

Have you been waiting for a long time?

They have been working on the project since morning.

Has he been playing the guitar all evening?

She has not been sleeping well lately.


I have been studying piano since I was child

I have been studying for three hours.

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for I ,You ,We You ,They used Have Been

for He She It used Has Been

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for I ,You ,We You ,They used Have not Been

for He She It used Has not Been