Friday, 20 May 2011

Present Perfect Continuous Tense with Examples - Spoken English At Home

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The  Present Perfect Continuous is formed with have been/ has been and the past participle.

Affirmative Statements                       Negative Statements             
I have been writing.                               I have not been writing.    
He has been writing.                              He hasn't been writing.

Affirmative Questions                        Negative Questions
Have you been writing ?                       Have you not been writing ?
He has been writing ?                           Has he not been writing ?

Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used:

i) To talk about an activity or situation that started at some time in the past, continued, and still happening now.

Ex: We have been learning English.
      She has been teaching English.
      How long have you been learning English ?
      Since when has he not been coming ?