Present Perfect Continuous (“I have been doing”) ⸻ 1. What is Present Perfect Continuous? We use it to talk about: 1. An action started in the past and still continues now • “I have been studying English for 2 years.” • “She has been working here since 2020.” 2. An action that was happening recently and we can see the result now • “You are tired because you have been running.” • “It has been raining, the ground is wet.” ⸻ 2. Structure (formula) 👉 Subject + have/has + been + verb(-ing) ✅ Examples: • I have been reading. • She has been cooking all day. • They have been playing football. ⸻ 3. Positive / Negative / Questions Positive • I have been learning English. • He has been playing guitar. Negative • I have not been learning English. • She has not been studying. Questions • Have you been learning English? • Has he been playing guitar? ⸻ 4. Time expressions often used • for (a period of time) → “for 3 hours” • since (a point in time) → “since 2010” • all day / all morning / all night • recently / lately ⸻ 5. Difference: Present Perfect Simple vs Continuous Present Perfect Simple → focus on result • “I have written 3 emails.” (The result is 3 emails.) Present Perfect Continuous → focus on activity / process • “I have been writing emails all morning.” (The activity, not the result.) ⸻ 6. Examples in daily life • I have been waiting for you for 30 minutes. • She has been watching TV since 6 p.m. • They have been playing football all afternoon. • We have been studying hard for the exam. ⸻ 7. Practice 👉 Fill in the blanks: 1. I _______ (wait) for the bus for 20 minutes. 2. She _______ (study) since morning. 3. They _______ (not/work) today. 4. _______ you _______ (practice) your guitar? 5. It _______ (rain) all day. 👉 Write 5 sentences about your own life using Present Perfect Continuous.
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