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Present Perfect Continuous

The document discusses the present perfect continuous tense, which is used to describe actions that began in the past and continue into the present or have recently stopped. It provides the basic form of the tense, examples of positive, negative, and question sentences, and examples of actions that have recently stopped.

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Present Perfect Continuous

The document discusses the present perfect continuous tense, which is used to describe actions that began in the past and continue into the present or have recently stopped. It provides the basic form of the tense, examples of positive, negative, and question sentences, and examples of actions that have recently stopped.

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Perfect and Progressive tenses

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

This tense is used to talk about an action or actions that started in the past and continued until recently or that continue into the future: We can use it to refer to an action that has finished but you can still see evidence. E.g. You look tired. Have you been sleeping properly? I've got a a stiff neck. I've been working too long on computer

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Basic form: Subject + HAS/HAVE + BEEN + Verb(continuous form)

E.g. I have been working as a teacher for 30 years. They have been doing homework all day.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Negative sentences: Subject + HAS/HAVE NOT + BEEN + Verb(continuous form)

E.g.
She has not been eating well.

They havent been playing since last month.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Questions: HAVE/HAS + Subject + BEEN + Verb(continuous form)

E.g.
Have you been running?

Has Edgar been walking the dog?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Past actions recently stopped: Use this tense also to talk about actions that began in the past and have recently stopped. E.g. I have been waiting for you for half an hour! I'm not waiting anymore because you have come.

Look at her eyes! I'm sure she has been crying. She stopped crying when she saw them.

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