Present Perfect Continuous Tense in English
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to express an action which started before now ( or in the past ) and has continued up until now ( or into the present ) . The action may not be finish at that time. This action may still be continuing or may have just finished.
POSITIVE FORM (+) :
Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + HAVE + BEEN + V-ING
Subject ( He, She, It ) + HAS BEEN + V-ING
NEGATIVE FORM (-) :
Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + HAVE + NOT + BEEN + V-ING
Subject ( He, She, It ) + HAS + NOT + BEEN + V-ING
QUESTION FORM (?) :
HAVE + Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + BEEN + V-ING
HAS + Subject ( He, She, It ) + BEEN + V-ING
NEGATIVE QUESTION FORM (?) :
HAVE + NOT + Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + BEEN + V-ING
HAS + NOT + Subject ( He, She, It ) + BEEN + V-ING
SHORT ANSWER FORMS ( + / – ) :
YES / NO + Subject ( I, You, We, You, They )+ have / have not (haven’t)
YES / NO + Subject ( He, She, It ) + has / has not (hasn’t)
POSITIVE(+) | NEGATIVE(-) | POSITIVE QUESTION (?) | NEGATIVE QUESTION (?) |
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He has been playing | He has not ( hasn’t ) been playing | Has he been playing | Hasn’t he been playing |
She has been playing | She has not ( hasn’t ) been playing | Has she been playing | Hasn’t she been playing |
It has been playing | It has not ( hasn’t ) been playing | Has it been playing | Hasn’t it been playing |
I have been playing | I have not (haven’t) been playing | Have I been playing | Haven’t I been playing |
You have been playing | You have not ( haven’t ) been playing | Have you been playing | Haven’t you been playing |
We have been playing | We have not ( haven’t ) been playing | Have we been playing | Haven’t we been playing |
They have been playing | They have not ( haven’t ) been playing | Have they been playing | Haven’t they been playing |