Present Perfect Continuous Tense

In this tutorial you will learn about the Present Perfect Continuous Tense and its application with practical example.

                                       PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

In this tutorial, we will learn about Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Prerequisites

Before starting with this tutorial we assume that you are best aware of the following  topics:

  • Nouns.
  • Pronouns.
  • Verbs.
  • Adjectives.
  • Adverbs.
  • Prepositions.
  • Conjunctions.
  • Interjections.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense refers to:

  1. An action that has started in past and still going on: We have been writing this book since year 2020.
  2. In this tense, we mention duration of time of the action: I have been working in this institution for three years.
  3. An action that has ended just before the time of speaking: My country has been keeping a close watch over the vaccination data.

What is Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense, also some time called the present progressive or present imperfect, is a verb used in modern English that include the present tense as  well as the continuous aspect.

Formula:-

  1. POSITIVE/AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES:
S   + HAS/HAVE   +   BEEN   +   V+ing   +    O.   +   SINCE/FOR   +   TIME.

I               have                 been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
We          have                 been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
You         have                been         playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
They       have                been         playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
Kids        have                been         playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
He           has                  been         playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
She         has                  been         playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
It             has                  been         playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
Ravi        has                  been         playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.

  1. NEGATIVE SENTENCES:
S   + HASN’T/HAVEN’T   +   BEEN   +   V+ing   +    O.   +   SINCE/FOR   +   TIME.

I                haven’t           been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.

We           haven’t           been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
You          haven’t           been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
They        haven’t           been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
Kids         haven’t           been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
He           hasn’t              been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
She          hasn’t             been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
It              hasn’t             been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.
Ravi         hasn’t             been        playing     chess          since               2 o’clock.

 

  1. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:
HAS/HAVE   +     S      +   BEEN   +   V+ing   +    O.   +   SINCE/FOR   +   TIME?

Have                             I              been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?
Have                             we          been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?
Have                             you        been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?
Have                             they       been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?
Have                             kids        been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?
Has                               he           been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?
Has                               she         been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?
Has                               It             been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?
Has                               Ravi        been        playing     chess               since               2 o’clock?

  1. INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE SENTENCES:
HASN’T/HAVEN’T   +     S      +   BEEN   +   V+ing   +    O.   +   SINCE/FOR   +   TIME?

Haven’t                       I                  been        playing   chess                                 since      2 o’clock?
Haven’t                       we              been        playing   chess                                 since     2 o’clock?
Haven’t                       you             been        playing   chess                                 since     2 o’clock?
Haven’t                       they            been        playing   chess                                 since     2 o’clock?
Haven’t                       kids             been        playing   chess                                since     2 o’clock?
Hasn’t                         he                been        playing   chess                                 since     2 o’clock?
Hasn’t                         she              been        playing   chess                                since     2 o’clock?
Hasn’t                         it                  been        playing   chess                                 since     2 o’clock?
Hasn’t                         Ravi             been        playing   chess                                 since     2 o’clock?
NOTE:-

USE OF SINCE AND FOR:

We use ‘Since and for’ to show the starting time of the action going on.

We use ‘Since’ to show point of time. If we speak any time with ‘Since’ it shows a perfect starting time of that particular action.

Like: since 1 o’clock, since Monday, since 1st January, since year 2020, since morning etc.

We use ‘for’ to show a time duration/ period of time of that particular action

Like: for one hour, for two days, for one month, for one year, for one century etc.

I have been reading this story since 10am.

I have been reading this book for two hours.

So, we have learned all types of tenses in present time.

In this tutorial we have learn about the Present Perfect Continuous Tense and its application with practical example. I hope you will like this tutorial.