1. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
FORM (HAVE/HAS + BEEN + -ING)
AFFIRMATIVE
I HAVE / ‘ve BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL.
HE HAS / ‘s BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL.
NEGATIVE
I HAVE NOT / haven’t BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL.
HE HAS NOT / hasn’t BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL.
INTERROGATIVE
HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL?
HAS HE BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL?

2. USE
 It puts emphasis on the duration of an action
(not the result).
Example: She has been writing for two hours.
We can use it to refer to an action that has
finished but you can still see evidence (the results
of the activity can still be seen).
Example: Oh, the kitchen is a mess. Who has
been cooking?
Look! It’s been raining (The streets are wet)
 It can refer to an action that has not finished.
Example: I’ve been learning German for 20 years
and I still do not know very much.

3. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE – PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

Who has eaten my
sandwich?
(The plate is empty)

It has snowed every winter
for years.
(A repeated occurrence)


It has been snowing all day
(A continuing activity)
I’ve been reading your
book.
( I haven’t finished it)

I have read your book.
(I’ve finished it)

Who has been eating my
sandwich?
(Some is left)