PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS TENSE
Generally, Present Perfect Continuous Tense is utilized for a circumstance that has happened previously and which proceeds until that second.
Models
They have been talking for the most recent hour.
She has been working at that organization for a long time.
What have you up to throughout the previous 30 minutes?
James has been educating at the college since June.
We have been hanging tight here for more than two hours!
Why has Nancy not been taking her medication throughout the previous three days?
Structure
[has/have + been + present participle]
Utilize the main type of the action word + " - ing"
Solitary subject (has been), Plural subject or I (have been)
'Since' - if the purpose of time is referenced.
'For' - if the term of time is indicated.
DISCRIPTION
Positive, Negative, Question Forms
PositiveQuestionNegativeI have (I've) been living here for a long time.
He has (he's) been hanging tight for you.Have you been living here for quite a while?
What has she been doing?I have not (haven't) been sitting tight for long.
He has not (hasn't) been working.
They've (They have) been living in this level for over five years.
They haven't (have not) been living in this level for long.
Basic Mistakes
Basic mistakesCorrect versionWhy?It has been downpour intensely the sum total of what day.It has been coming down vigorously all day.The structure of the current impeccable nonstop is have/has been - ing.I have stayed here for two hours.I have been staying here for two hours.Verbs, for example, sit, pause, talk, and so forth (non-stative action words) recommend congruity as are for the most part utilized in the constant (- ing) form.Which?
I have worked here for a long time.
I have been working here for five years.When BOTH the basic and persistent structures are conceivable, local speakers want to utilize the consistent.
Employments
1. Term from the Past Until Now
We utilize the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something began before and has proceeded as of not long ago. "For five minutes," "for about fourteen days," and "since Tuesday" are on the whole spans which can be utilized with the Present Perfect Continuous.
Models:
They have been talking for the most recent hour.
She has been working at that organization for a long time.
What have you up to throughout the previous 30 minutes?
James has been educating at the college since June.
We have been hanging tight here for more than two hours!
Why has Nancy not been taking her medication throughout the previous three days?
2. As of late, Lately
You can likewise utilize the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a term, for example, "for about fourteen days." Without the length, the strained has an increasingly broad significance "of late." We regularly utilize the words "of late" or "as of late" to underline this importance.
Models:
As of late, I have been feeling truly drained.
She has been observing an excessive amount of TV of late.
Have you been practicing of late?
Mary has been feeling somewhat discouraged.
Lisa has not been rehearsing her English.
What have you up to?
Significant
Recollect that the Present Perfect Continuous has the importance "of late" or "as of late." If you utilize the Present Perfect Continuous in an inquiry, for example, "Have you been feeling okay?",. Utilizing this strained in an inquiry recommends you can see, smell, hear or feel the aftereffects of the activity. It is conceivable to affront somebody by utilizing this strained mistakenly.
Recall Non-Continuous Verbs/Mixed Verbs
It is essential to recollect that Non-Continuous Verbs can't be utilized in any constant tenses. Likewise, certain non-constant implications for Mixed Verbs can't be utilized in consistent tenses. Rather than utilizing Present Perfect Continuous with these action words, you should utilize Present Perfect.
Models:
Sam has been having his vehicle for a long time. Not Correct
Sam has had his vehicle for a long time. Right
Verb modifier PLACEMENT
The models underneath show the situation for language verb modifiers, for example, consistently, just, never at any point, still, just, and so forth.
Models:
You have just been sitting tight here for 60 minutes.
Have you just been sitting tight here for 60 minutes?
Dynamic/PASSIVE
Models:
As of late, John has been accomplishing the work. Dynamic
As of late, the work has been being finished by John. Detached
NOTE: Present Perfect Continuous is less regularly utilized in its inactive structure.
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