PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Present perfect continuous

USES

USE 1

USE 2

Recent past activities

One continuing event

We use the present perfect continuous to talk about a finished activity in the recent past. Using the present perfect continuous focuses on the activity. We don’t give a specific time. Even though the activity is finished, we can see the result in the present:

We use the present perfect continuous for a single activity that began at a point in the past and is still continuing:

EXAMPLE:

I’ve been reading your book – it’s great. (I’m still reading it.) He’s been living in the village since 1995. (He is still living in the village.)

EXAMPLE:

I’ve just been cleaning the car. (The car is wet and clean.) It’s been snowing. (The ground is covered in snow.)

USES

USE 3

EXAMPLES:

How long …?

We often use the present perfect continuous to ask and answer questions about the duration of an activity. We use the question How long …+ present perfect continuous:

A: How long have you been waiting for me? B: About ten minutes. Not too long. (I’ve been waiting for about ten minutes.)

FORM

S + HAS/HAVE+ BEEN+ V(ING)

S + HAS/HAVE+ NOT + BEEN+ V(ING)

HAS/HAVE+S + BEEN+ V(ING) ?

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