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THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE


Click here to download all exercises of present perfect  continuous tense.
How good are you at the Present Perfect Continuous tense? It's not a very common tense, and often it's not taught in classes, but we do use it sometimes and it's very good to know how to make it, and to recognize it when other people use it.
Click here to study the use of the present perfect continuous tense.
Here Is The Positive Form
SUB + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + V-ING + (OBJ)
Positive
Positive Short Form
I have been walking
I've been walking
You have been running
You've been running
He has been cooking
He's been cooking
She has been swimming
She's been swimming
It has been raining
It's been raining
We have been studying
We've been studying
They have been sleeping
They've been sleeping
To Make The Negative, Just Add 'Not':
SUB + HAVE/HAS + NOT + BEEN + V-ING + (OBJ)
Negative
Negative Short Form
I have not been walking
I haven't been walking
You have not been running
You haven't been running
He has not been cooking
He hasn't been cooking
She has not been swimming
She hasn't been swimming
It has not been raining
It hasn't been raining
We have not been studying
We haven't been studying
They have not been sleeping
They haven't been sleeping
Can you guess how to make the question form of the present perfect continuous? It's not very difficult - just put 'have' or 'has' before the subject:
Click here to study the time expression with the present perfect continuous.
Yes/No Question Form
HAVE/HAS + SUB + BEEN + V-ING +(OBJ)?
'Yes / No' Questions
Have I been walking?
Have you been running?
Has he been cooking?
Has she been swimming?
Has it been raining?
Have we been studying?
Have they been sleeping?
For 'wh' questions put the question word first:
WH-WORD + HAVE/HAS + SUB + BEEN + V-ING + (OBJ)?
'Wh' Questions
What have I been doing?
Where have you been running?
What has he been studying?
Why has she been working today?
Wow long has it been raining?
Wow long have we been watching this film?
Wow long have they been living here?

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