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Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The present perfect continuous tense is used to describe actions that began in the past, have continued up to the present moment, and are still continuing. It is formed by using the present tense of the auxiliary verb “have” (e.g. “have,” “has”) and the present participle of the main verb (which ends in “-ing,” such as “eating,” “drinking,” “walking”).

Here are some examples of the present perfect continuous tense:

  1. “I have been eating breakfast for an hour.” (action that began in the past, has continued up to the present moment, and is still continuing)
  2. “She has been studying for her exams every day this week.” (action that began in the past, has continued up to the present moment, and is still continuing)
  3. “They have been playing soccer in the park every day this week.” (action that began in the past, has continued up to the present moment, and is still continuing)

In the present perfect continuous tense, the verb “have” is conjugated to match the subject of the sentence, and the present participle is used to describe the action that has been taking place.

Conjugation Table

Here is a conjugation table for the present perfect continuous tense, showing the verb forms for the subject pronouns “I,” “you,” “he/she/it,” “we,” and “they”:

Subject pronouneatdrinkwalk
Ihave been eatinghave been drinkinghave been walking
youhave been eatinghave been drinkinghave been walking
he/she/ithas been eatinghas been drinkinghas been walking
wehave been eatinghave been drinkinghave been walking
theyhave been eatinghave been drinkinghave been walking
Conjugation Table

As you can see, the verb “have” is conjugated to match the subject of the sentence, and the present participle is used to describe the action that has been taking place.

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