Present perfect continuous Tense || English Grammar PDF

Present perfect continuous Tense:- The present perfect continuous is used to refer to an unspecified time between ‘before now’ and ‘now’. The speaker is thinking about something that started but perhaps did not finish in that period of time.
He/she is interested in the process as well as the result, and this process may still be going on, or may have just finished.
It is the least used form of present tense. Present perfect progressive is used to indicate an action that began in the past and is still occurring in the present.

Uses of Present perfect continuous Tense

Both present perfect and present perfect continuous can be used to indicate this type of action.
Actions that started in the past and continue in the present
No.-1. She has been waiting for you all day (= and she’s still waiting now).
No.-2. I’ve been working on this report since eight o’clock this morning (= and I still haven’t finished it).
No.-3. They have been travelling since last October (= and they’re not home yet).
Actions that have just finished, but we are interested in the results
No.-1. She has been cooking since last night (= and the food on the table looks delicious).
No.-2. It’s been raining (= and the streets are still wet).
No.-3. Someone’s been eating my chips (= half of them have gone).

Forming the present perfect continuous

The present perfect continuous is made up of two elements: the present perfect of the verb ‘to be’ (have/has been), and the present participle of the main verb (base+ing)

Subject	+has/have been	+base+ing
She	has been	swimming

Affirmative: She has been / She’s been running.
Negative: She hasn’t been running.
Interrogative : Has she been running?
Interrogative negative: Hasn’t she been running?

Verbs without continuous forms

With verbs not normally used in the continuous form, use the simple present perfect instead (verbs such as: know, hate, hear, understand, want).
No.-1. I’ve wanted to visit China for years.
No.-2. She’s known Robert since she was a child.
No.-3. I’ve hated that music since I first heard it.
No.-4. I’ve heard a lot about you recently.
No.-5. We’ve understood everything.
Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
No.-1. I have been writing articles on different topics since morning.
No.-2. He has been reading the book for two hours.
No.-3. They have been playing football for an hour.
No.-4. She has been finding the dress since morning.
No.-5. He has been studying in the library for three hours.
No.-6. We have been shopping at this fair for two hours.
No.-7. We have been watching a movie in this Cineplex for two hours.
No.-8. You have been shopping in that market for three hours.
No.-9. I have been singing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
No.-10. I have been listening to melodious songs for an hour.
No.-11. He has been traveling around the world for a month.
No.-12. They have been playing cricket in that field for five hours.
No.-13. The poet has been writing romantic poems for several hours.
No.-14. The lyricist has been writing realistic songs since the beginning of his career.
No.-15. Have you been listening to realistic songs since morning?
No.-16. I have not been watching the cricket match for an hour.
No.-17. Have you been preparing the assignment for two hours?
No.-18. I have been helping him to do the task for an hour.
No.-19. My mom has been cooking for three hours.
No.-20. I have been watching the concert for an hour.

Uses of Present perfect continuous Tense

Forming the present perfect continuous

Verbs without continuous forms

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