Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous
| Present Perfect Progressive | It is used to say how long someone has been doing something. |
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The PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS expresses an action that recently stopped or is still going on. It puts emphasis on the duration or course of the action (not the result).
examples:
I have been studying present perfect continuous up to now.
She has been waiting at the bus stop since 5 o'clock.
Terry and Mary have been dating for a long time.
FORM
AFFIRMATIVE: S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB-ING
e.g. Gary has been playing soccer for a long time.
INTERROGATIVE: (WH-) HAVE/HAS + S + BEEN + VERB-ING?
e.g. Who has Laura been waiting for?
Have the children been studying all this time?
NEGATIVE: S + HAVEN'T/HASN'T + BEEN + VERB-ING
e.g. Hailey hasn't been doing anything for hours.
TIP Remember that NON-CONTINUOUS verbs (BE, WANT, SEEM, NEED, CARE, CONTAIN, OWE, EXIST, etc.)cannot be used in any continuous tenses. So, instead of Present
Continuous, we must use Present Perfect.
e.g. Sheilas has been wanting that car for years. INCORRECT
Sheila has wanted that car for years. CORRECT.
If you need more explanation about the difference betweeen Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect, CLICK here and the video will help you.
Now it's your turn! Solve the following activities:
Exercise I
Exercise II
Exercise III
Exercise IV
Exercise V
Exercise VI
Exercise VII
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