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Present Perfect Continuous: Duration and Recent Actions
The Present Perfect Continuous (Present Perfect Progressive) is used to describe actions that started in the past and continue up to the present, or actions that have recently stopped but have a visible result in the present.
Formation
Affirmative: Subject + have/has + been + verb(-ing)
Negative: Subject + have/has + not + been + verb(-ing)
Interrogative: Have/Has + subject + been + verb(-ing)?
Uses
- Action continuing up to now: I have been studying English for five years. (and I still study it)
- Recent action with visible result: She is tired because she has been working all day. (result: she is tired)
- Emphasis on duration: They have been waiting for the bus since 8 AM.
Signal Words
for, since, all day/week/month, recently, lately, how long
Examples
Example 1: It has been raining all morning. The streets are wet. (recent action with visible result)
Example 2: How long have you been learning English? (emphasis on duration)
Example 3: He has been working on his BAC revision since January. (action continuing up to now)
Example 4: They have been playing football for two hours, and they look exhausted.
Example 5: She has been feeling unwell lately. (recent situation)
Exercises
- Complete: a) I ___ (study) for three hours. b) She ___ (wait) for you since 10 AM. c) They ___ (live) in Algiers for ten years.
- Present Perfect Simple or Continuous? a) I ___ (read) this book for two hours (emphasis on duration). b) I ___ (read) three chapters already (emphasis on completion).
- Write 3 sentences about things you have been doing recently.
Summary
The Present Perfect Continuous emphasizes the duration or recent nature of an action. Formed with have/has + been + verb-ing. Use it for actions that started in the past and continue to the present.
