Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Last updated on April 2nd, 2023 at 02:23 pm

As we know that we need to use tense to describe the time of action. Let us see the definition of the present perfect continuous tense. Present perfect continuous tense indicates an action that is started in the past and continues. For example:

The farmer has been working in the field since morning.
The teacher has been taking the class for one hour.
I have been reading this book since morning.
We have been arranging a program for three months.
Have you not been making a profit since last week?

Note: ‘Since’ denotes a point of time, whereas ‘for’ marks a time.

Structure: Subject+have been/has been+Verb(+ing)+Object

Let us see the different forms of present perfect continuous tense:

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative	Negative Interrogative
I have been thinking about my future for one year.	Have I been thinking about my future for one year?	I have not been thinking about my future for one year.	Have I not been thinking about my future for one year?
He has been doing charity since last month.	Has he been doing charity since last month?	He has not been doing charity since last month.	Has he been doing charity since last month?
They have been offering free food for poor people for five years.	Have they been offering free food for poor people for five years?	They have not been offering free food for poor people for five years.	Have they not been offering free food for poor people for five years?
She has not been wearing a beautiful dress since the afternoon.	She has been wearing a beautiful dress since the afternoon.	Has she not been wearing a beautiful dress since the afternoon?	Has she not been wearing a beautiful dress since afternoon?
We have been running a business for five months.	Have we been running a business for five months?	We have not been running a business for five months.	Have we not been running a business for five months?

Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Let us see some examples of present perfect continuous tense:

I have been watching the movie since evening.
He has been providing exemplary services for six months.
She has been staying in the city for one year.
They have been attending the program since morning.
You have been getting a salary since last week.
We have been searching for information for three weeks.
Have I been seeing you for ten minutes?
He has not been taking his study seriously for one month.
I have been missing my friend for a long time.
Mr. Sweet has been facing a problem since morning.
Mrs. Sweetie has been living here since her childhood.
He has been suffering from a headache since last night.
They have not been working in the office for two months.
Have you been reading the poem since evening?
She has been beginning her new journey since Sunday.
My mother has been cooking noodles for thirty minutes.
We have been arranging the program from 10 a.m.
I have been waiting for you since the afternoon.
You have been getting the allowance since the festival.
He has been playing badminton since 11 a.m.

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