PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
BY
SMART LEARNING WAY
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
MEANING
DEFINITION
STRUCTURE OF SENTENCE
TABLE OF HAVE/HAS
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
ASSERTIVE SENTENCE
NEGATIVE SENTENCE
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
USE OF PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
‘FOR ’ AND ‘SINCE’
EXAMPLES
INTRODUCTION
Present perfect continuous tense
also called as present perfect progressive tense.
This tense describes action that
began in the past continuous in the present and may continue in to the future.
The present perfect continuous
tense is used to indicate that an action started in the past, is in progress at
the time of speaking and is likely to continue in future.
This tense made up of the present
perfect tense of the verb to be (have/has been), and the present participle of
the main verb (verb- ing).
Subject +have/has +been+ verb-ing
Meaning
The present perfect continuous is very
similar in meaning to the present perfect tense.
We use this grammar to talk about
something that started in the past but is still happening.
But the present perfect continuous focuses
more on the continues action. The emphasis is on the duration of the action.
Definition
The Present Perfect
Progressive is used to emphasize the duration of a recent past activity. It
can also be used for actions that began in the past and are still going on now.
The present perfect continuous
is used ,like the present perfect simple, to express an action which begins in
the past and continue in the present moment.
Structure of
sentence
This program has three parts.
HAS + BEEN +
VERB + ING
OR
HAVE
EXAMPLES
You have been waiting here
for two hours.
I have been eating apple.
We have been playing the
game.
She has been dancing on the
stage.
He has been preparing for
the examination.
ACTIVE AND
PASSIVE VOICE
ACTIVE VOICE
SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE+
BEEN+VERB-ING+OBJECT.
PASSIVE VOICE
OBJECT +HAS/HAVE+BEEN+BEING+PAST
PARTICIPLE+BY+SUBJECT.
EXAMPLES
Recently, John has been doing the
work. Active
Recently, the work has been being
done by John. Passive
Swati has been doing her homework.
Active
Swati’s homework has been being
done by her.
Assertive
sentence
Subject + has/have +been +verb-ing
Examples
Mr. John has been teaching English.
Monika has been learning maths.
I have been preparing tea.
NEGATIVE
SENTENCE
Subject +has/have +not+ been+ verb
–ing.
Examples
Mr. john has not been teaching
English.
Monika has not been learning
maths.
I have not been preparing tea
·
Interrogative sentence
Has/have + subject + been + -ing
form of the verb
Examples
Has she been sleeping since morning?
Has he been waiting for them
for several hours?
Have we been working hard for
the examination for several months?
How do we use the Present Perfect
Continuous Tense?
1. An action that has just stopped
or recently stopped
We use the present perfect
continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and
stopped recently. There is usually a result now.
I'm tired because I've been
running.
2. An action continuing up to now
We use the present perfect
continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and is
continuing now. This is often used with for or since.
I have been reading for 2 hours.
For and Since with Present Perfect
Continuous Tense
We often use for and since
with the present perfect tense.
We use for to talk about a period
of time - 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years.
We use since to talk about
a point in past time - 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday.
Examples
I have been studying for 3
hours.
I have been watching TV since
7pm.
Tara hasn't been feeling well for
2 weeks.
Tara hasn't been visiting us since
March.
He has been playing football for
a long time.
He has been living in Bangkok since
he left school.
You have been studying English.
She started the conversation 40
minutes ago .
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