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PRESENT PERFECT
 PROGRESSIVE
USE OF PRESENT
   PERFECT
 PROGRESSIVE
WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TO SHOW THAT
SOMETHING STARTED IN THE PAST AND HAS CONTINUED UP UNTIL
                          NOW.
1. AN ACTION THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND
       CONTINUED UP UNTIL THE PRESENT


Example:
a) The cat has been hiding under the couch for over an hour now.
b) She has been sneezing since she got here.
c) Sam has been working as a teacher since he graduated.
d) He has a stomach ache because he has been eating too much.
e) What have you been doing since I left?
2. AN ACTION THAT HAS JUST STOPPED OR
                    RECENTLY STOPPED




Example:
a. I'm tired [now] because I've been running.
b. Why is the grass wet [now]? Has it been raining?
c. You don't understand [now] because you haven't been listening.
3. TO SHOW SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING
                           LATELY


Example:
a) Recently, I have been making more and more money with my
   business.
b) She has been feeling much better lately.
c) Have you been jogging lately?
d) They have been losing on all matches recently.
FOR AND SINCE WITH PRESENT PERFECT
                     CONTINUOUS TENSE
We often use for and since with the present perfect tense.

                                              Example:
                                              a) I have been studying for 3 hours.
                                              b) I have been watching TV since 7pm.
                                              c) Tara hasn't been feeling well for 2
                                                 weeks.


                                                For can be used with all tenses. Since is
                                                 usually used with perfect tenses only.

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Present perfect progressive

  • 2. USE OF PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
  • 3. WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TO SHOW THAT SOMETHING STARTED IN THE PAST AND HAS CONTINUED UP UNTIL NOW.
  • 4. 1. AN ACTION THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUED UP UNTIL THE PRESENT Example: a) The cat has been hiding under the couch for over an hour now. b) She has been sneezing since she got here. c) Sam has been working as a teacher since he graduated. d) He has a stomach ache because he has been eating too much. e) What have you been doing since I left?
  • 5. 2. AN ACTION THAT HAS JUST STOPPED OR RECENTLY STOPPED Example: a. I'm tired [now] because I've been running. b. Why is the grass wet [now]? Has it been raining? c. You don't understand [now] because you haven't been listening.
  • 6. 3. TO SHOW SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING LATELY Example: a) Recently, I have been making more and more money with my business. b) She has been feeling much better lately. c) Have you been jogging lately? d) They have been losing on all matches recently.
  • 7. FOR AND SINCE WITH PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE We often use for and since with the present perfect tense. Example: a) I have been studying for 3 hours. b) I have been watching TV since 7pm. c) Tara hasn't been feeling well for 2 weeks. For can be used with all tenses. Since is usually used with perfect tenses only.