The following present perfect continuous tense examples will help you to learn the various ways in which this particular tense is used in regular communication. But before we see the examples, lets understand the context in which this particular tense is used.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is mainly used to highlight the time period of the action that is happening.
Structure: Subject + has/have + been + Verb 1 (V1) + ing + Object
Present Perfect Continuous Tense Examples
- I have been walking on this path for 2 years.
- We have been listening to music since 8 PM.
- They have been waiting for their flight for an hour.
- It has been crawling on the floor since 2 PM.
Forms of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Like every tense, this tense also has the four various types in which it can be expressed. They are:
Positive: Subject +has/have + been + verb 1 (V1) + ing + Object.
Positive Interrogative: Has/have + subject + been + verb 1 (V1) + ing + Object?
Negative: Subject +has/have + not + been + verb 1 (V1) + ing + Object.
Negative Interrogative: Has/have + subject + not + been + verb 1 (V1) + ing + Object?
If we take an example “He has been watching that movie”, the following are the four forms :
- Positive: He has been watching that movie.
- Positive Interrogative: Has he been watching that movie?
- Negative: He has not been watching that movie.
- Negative Interrogative: Has he not been watching that movie?
Exercise: Take the above four examples and write the four forms of those examples.
- Positive : I have been walking on this path for 2 years.
- Positive Interrogative :
- Negative :
- Negative Interrogative :
Fill the above three forms for the example above and also for the remaining three examples below
- We have been listening to music since 8 PM.
- They have been waiting for their flight for an hour.
- It has been crawling on the floor since 2 PM.