ESC 24X7- Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Uses of has/ have+ been + actioning)

                                                   

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Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense:- The present perfect continuous tense shows that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time.

The present perfect continuous is formed using the structure has/have been + Continuous (V1+ -ing).

This sense of time is a combination of perfect and continues tense.

Have been (perfect tense)+ actioning (continuous tense)

I have been playing football since morning.

In this sentence, using the present perfect continuous verb tense conveys that playing football is an action that began sometime in the past and continue in the present. 

Note: As we know we always use sound of “s” with verb when subject of the sentence is third person singular noun/ pronoun. The same rule will be applicable here also.

 

Third person noun/ he, she, it:- has

Plural noun/ I, we, you, they:- have

 

·       I have been studying.

·       She has been reading.

·       Have you been watching TV for 02 hours?

·       Have you been doing work since morning?

·       I have not been playing for two months.

·       She has not been attending classes.

·       I have been teaching since 2020.

·       We have been trying to meet Mansi for six days.

Fill in the blanks:-

1.   She_____ been working here for five years. (has/ have)

2.   I have ______studying all day. (been/ be/ is)

3.   You have been ___________a lot recently. (eat, eating)

4.   We have been ________in London for six months.(live/ living)

5.   They ____learning English for two years. (have been, has been)

6. He has _______ playing for two hours. (be, being, been)

7. Mansi _____been reading this book since Jan 2023. (has/ have)

8. Yash has been _____his English classes for three years. (takes/ taking)

9. Pinki _____ teaching English for five years. (have been/ has been)

10. I have been _____ this computer for 01 year. (using/ use/ used)

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Speaking practice:- Give your answer in positive & negative sentences:-

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Have you been actioning?

I have been actioning.              Present perfect continuous

I have not been actioning.

 

1.   Have you been playing?

Positive -

Negative –

 

2.   Has she been doing her class homework?

Positive –

Negative-

 

3.   Have they been watching TV?

Positive -

Negative –

 

4.   Has Mansi been studying?

Positive -

Negative –

In summary, the present perfect continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions or states that started in the past and continue up until the present. It is commonly used to talk about actions or states that are still happening, discuss temporary actions or states, express the duration of an ongoing action or state, or emphasize the continuity or repetition of an action.