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:
- An action that has started in past and still going on: We have been writing this book since year 2020.
- In this tense, we mention duration of time of the action: I have been working in this institution for three years.
- 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:-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
