Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous = Any action or event that started recently in the past but still going on with a present result.

Present Perfect Continuous

Focus the point =

Present Perfect = When work has finished.

Present Continuous = When work is in progress.

Present Perfect + Continuous = When the work has started and is still going on.

Present Perfect Continuous Rules –

• Has + been + verb 1st form + ing = He, she, it, this, that, there, here, singular noun…
• Have + been + verb 1st form + ing = I, you, we, they, these, those, there, here, plural nouns…

Note – He’s / She’s / It’s / Noun’s = He / She / It / Noun has or He / She / It / Noun is.

Present Perfect Continuous Format –

• Affirmative = Subject + has/have + been + verb 1st form + ing + (other words) + since/for + other words.
• Negative = Subject + has/have + not + been + verb 1st form + ing + (other words) + since/for + other words.
• Simple Interro = Has/have + subject + been + verb 1st form + ing + (other words) + since/for + other words?
• Simple Interro Negative = Has/have + subject + not + been + verb 1st form + ing + (other words) + since/for + other words?
• Interrogative = Wh-family + has/have + subject + been + verb 1st form + ing + (other words) + since/for + other words?
• Interrogative Negative = Wh-family + has/have + subject + not + been + verb 1st form + ing + (other words) + since/for + other words?

Present Perfect Continuous Definition –

1. Already Started and Still On – The action or event has already started in the past and it is still going on in the present.

e.g. –

• I have been seeing a driver who drives since morning. (Started in the past and still going on since morning.)
• They have been jumping from 30 feet a million times for years. (Started in the past and still going on for years.)
• He has been caring for my family since 2000. (Started in the past and still going on since 2000.)
  

2. Recent Completed Activity With Present Result – Any event, action, or activity that has been completed recently but the result of the work is still present. We do not show any specific time “when did that happen?” in the sentence.

e.g. –

• The company has just been firing 500 employees. (Completed in the past but the result is still true. “Still, the company do not hire the employees.”)
• He has been cleaning the car. (Completed in the past but the result is still true. “The car is still wet and clean.”)
• I have just been going outside. (Completed in the past but the result is still true. “I am still outside.”)

3. Repeated Continuing Event – The action, event, or activity has started in the past and is still going on in the present but this event is a repetition. It has started in past and the repetition of the event is still going on in the present.

e.g. –

• I have been going for the morning walk since I was a child. (Started in past and repeating till now.)
• She has been playing tennis for years. (Started in past and repeating till now.)
• They have not been watching the movies since 2002. (Started in past and repeating till now.)

Time –

Since (Point in time) = Since – last Sunday, last year, 1997, yesterday, 12o’ clock, 1st April, 7:20 pm or am, the beginning of the life, (I) left study, (anything else you can mention but ‘point in time.’…

For (Period of time) = For – two years, 2 hours, 5 days, 2 centuries, 3 months, 3 weeks, a long time, months, years, weeks, hours, centuries, decades, ever, minutes, most of the life, (anything but ‘period of time.’…

e.g. –

• I have been doodling this drawing for 10 minutes. (means: Starting point – 10 minutes ago and still going on.)
• They have been flagging on the Moon since I was born. (means: Starting point – I was born and the flag is still there.)
• He hasn’t been calling for 3 months. (means: Starting point – 3 months ago and still going on.)

Present Perfect as Present Perfect Continuous Tense QUIZ

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