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2. FORM
{has/have + been + present
participle}
• Examples:
• You have been waiting here for two hours.
• Have you been waiting here for two
hours?
• You have not been waiting here for two
hours.
3. USE 1 Duration from the
Past Until Now
• We use the Present Perfect
Continuous to show that something
started in the past and has continued
up until now. "For five minutes," "for
two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are
all durations which can be used with
the Present Perfect Continuous.
4. Examples:
• They have been talking for the last hour.
• She has been working at that company for
three years.
• What have you been doing for the last 30
minutes?
• James has been teaching at the university
since June.
• We have been waiting here for over two hours!
• Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine
for the last three days?
5. USE 2 Recently, Lately
• You can also use the Present Perfect
Continuous WITHOUT a duration
such as "for two weeks." Without the
duration, the tense has a more
general meaning of "lately." We often
use the words "lately" or "recently"
to emphasize this meaning.
6. Examples
• Recently, I have been feeling really tired.
• She has been watching too much
television lately.
• Have you been exercising lately?
• Mary has been feeling a little depressed.
• Lisa has not been practicing her English.
• What have you been doing?
7. REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs/
Mixed Verbs
• It is important to remember that Non-
Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any
continuous tenses. Also, certain non-
continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs
cannot be used in continuous tenses.
Instead of using Present Perfect
Continuous with these verbs, you must use
Present Perfect.
8. • Examples:
• Sam has been having his car for two
years. Not Correct
• Sam has had his car for two years.
Correct