Present Perfect Continuous Video Lesson
Sometimes it is rather difficult to decide whether to use the simple or continuous form of the Present Perfect. Most of the time the boundaries between those two forms are quite blurry. This English grammar video concerns itself with this tense. The Present Perfect Continuous is used to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. Present Perfect Continuous has the meaning of "lately" or "recently”. In this video the formation of this tense is explained. Furthermore, it gives several examples for this tense.
Form
Subject + has/have + been + simple verb + ing
Have a look at the form with the example verb do:
- I have been doing
- You have been doing
- He has been doing
- She has been doing
- It has been doing
- We have been doing
- You have been doing
- They have been doing
Of course, one can do this with almost any verb:
- I have been going
- You have been working
- He has been living
Example Sentences
- I have been teaching English for 20 years.
- He’s been working for that company since last year.
- She’s been learning English since January.
- We’ve been going online to find a new car.
- You’ve been coming to this website to learn English.
- They’ve been eating a lot of healthy food lately.
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