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Present perfect cOntinuous and past perfect continuous

Uses of the present perfect continuous

But it is also used for actions that have just concluded and of which we are very interested in their results. That is, even at the risk of repeating ourselves more than gazpacho, the consequence itself matters; And that is why it is usually visible or evident in the present. Example of 'Present Perfect Continuous': 'It's been raining' (no, it doesn't rain anymore, but the streets will be wet and surely that information will interest you).

The present perfect continuous is used in English mainly to talk about actions that began in the past but still continue in the present. That is, the process itself matters. Example of 'Present Perfect Continuous': 'McGonagall has been waiting for you all day'.

Structure of the present perfect continuous

example: I have been working all day.

verb in ing

subject

have / has + been

verb in ing

subject

have / has + been

example: I haven't been working all day.

example: Have you been working all day?

Have / Has

subject

been + verb in ing

Uses of the past perfect continuous

The Past Perfect Continuous is used in English to express: An action that began before a certain point in the past and was interrupted by a second action that is expressed in past simple.

Past Perfect Continuous, or past perfect progressive, allows you to indicate the progression of an action in the past. It is formed with the past tense of the auxiliary verb have, the participle of the verb be, and the gerund of the main verb: had + been + -ing.

An action that began and ended before a certain point in time in the past whose outcome continues to take effect at that time.

An action that began before a certain point in time in the past and had not been completed at that time.

Structure of the past perfect continuous

example: I had been watching a horror movie.

verb + ing

Subject

had + been

example: They had not been taking good care of their health.

verb + ing

had not + been

Subject

example: Had the children been acting strange?

been

had

Subject

verb + ing

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Capacitacion Ingles PROF. Josue Olvera Garza Student. Miranda Gracia Sifuentes 504