PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
USE
The present perfect continuous is used to emphasize the duration of an action that started in the past and is still running or continuing in the present.
STRUCTURE
Affirmative
Subject + have/has + been + verb + ing + complement
Negative
Subject + haven´t/hasn´t + been + verb + ing + complement
Interrogative
(Wh Word) + haven/has + subject + been + verb + ing + complement
EXAMPLES
- I have been reading this book for one year
He estado leyendo este libro por un año
- She hasn´t been running since 3:00 a.m.
Ella no ha estado corriendo desde las 3:00 a.m.
- Have you been working lately?
Has estado trabajando ultimamente?
Present Perfect Continuous
Ana Clerins West
Created on February 4, 2026
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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
USE
The present perfect continuous is used to emphasize the duration of an action that started in the past and is still running or continuing in the present.
STRUCTURE
Affirmative
Subject + have/has + been + verb + ing + complement
Negative
Subject + haven´t/hasn´t + been + verb + ing + complement
Interrogative
(Wh Word) + haven/has + subject + been + verb + ing + complement
EXAMPLES
- I have been reading this book for one year
He estado leyendo este libro por un año- She hasn´t been running since 3:00 a.m.
Ella no ha estado corriendo desde las 3:00 a.m.- Have you been working lately?
Has estado trabajando ultimamente?