Present Perfect Continuous

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Present Perfect Continuous

Positive sentence: Subjective+ have/ has+ been+ Verb-ing+ Complement.

Negative Sentence: Subjective+ have/ has+ not+been+ Verb-ing+ Complement.

Question: Have/ Has + subjective+been+ Verb-ing + Complement?

The Present Perfect Progressive tense is used to:

-   Express long actions that started in the past and continue until now

Ex: I‘ve been living in Ireland for almost 4 years.

      I‘ve been studying all day and I’m absolutely exhausted now.

-   Express recent actions that have clear evidence or results now

Ex: You’ve lost a lot of weight. Have you been going to the gym?

      Her eyes are red because she‘s been crying all evening.

-   Typically used for shorter, more temporary situations

Ex: Have they been learning English this week?

-   Note:

Always use the present perfect simple (not continuous) with the verbs believe, know,

understand, like/dislike, belong, own:

Ex: We‘ve known each other since we were kids.

I‘ve never understood math very well.

He‘s always liked sports.

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