Present Perfect Continuous Tense: Definition of Present Perfect Tense The present perfect continuous tense is used for action ...
Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
Definition of Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect continuous tense is used for action that started in
the past and continued or is continuing now or has just ended. It admits of
active voice only. The verb ending in ing is used after has been, have been.
The first form of verb is used with ing after have been, has been.
The method of formation of simple tense of present perfect continuous
tense
Subject has been first form of verb +ing object
He/ She/It/singular name has
been Playing football.
The method of formation of Negative sentence of present perfect continuous tense
Subjects has+
not been first form of verb+ing object
He/ She/It/singular name has+ not been Playing football.
The method of formation of Interrogative sentence of present perfect continuous tense
Has subject been first form of verb+ing object?
Has He/
She/It/singular name been Playing football?
If we use I/ we /they/plural name then this method is used
Subject have
been first form of verb+ing object
I/ we /they/plural name have been Playing football.
Negative sentence:
Subjects have not been first
form of verb+ing object
I/ we /they/plural name have not been Playing football.
Interrogative sentence:
Have subject been first form of verb+ing object
Have I/ we
/they/plural name been playing football?
Examples:
We have been watching the movie.
She has been reading news paper.
Has the sun been rising in the
east?
She has been not fleeing a kite.
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| Use of Present perfect Continuous tense |
Use of since and for in the present perfect continuous tense.
For is used for duration and
since for a point of time in past. The present tense is also used for action
started in the past that is still continuing or that has just ended.
Example:
My friends have been working in
the factory for a long time.
He has been studying French since
February 08 2015.
Important note.
Progressive or continuous forms
of verb are used to express an action that continues for a long period of time.
So we do not use verb in continuous form that cannot express an action
continuing for a long time or a long. For example: we cannot say “I have been
seizing (making use of) a lot of chances in this city.” Or “the war has been
ceasing (stopping) in Kashmir.”
Other such verbs, pareses or
idioms can be “get born”, “pass away”,” “retire,” “die” “respect”, “die in
harness (continuous to work until one’s
death)”
Such verbs pirating to
sentence: smell, notice, appreciate, pirating to the felling: like dislike,
hate, pertaining through hate; excuse’ under stand suppose and pertaining to
ownership or possession, own, possess, dispossess.”
Example:
Example:
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