PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUO

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS - QUESTIONS

Present perfect continuous affirmative statements

To form the present perfect continuous:  we use "have" / "has" + the past participle of "be" (been) + the -ing form of the main verb.

Note: You can also use contractions:  I have = I've;  you have = you've;  he has = he's;  she has = she's   we have = we've;  they have = they've

• I have been feeling great these days.
• He's been crying since his girlfriend left him two months ago.
• We've been praying for your recovery.
• My dog has been barking all morning.
• The sun has been shining all day.
• I've been working as a cashier for two years.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: AFFIRMATIVE - NEGATIVE - QUESTIONS

Present perfect continuous negative statements

To form the negative, simply add "not" after "have" / "has":

• subject + have / has + not + been + -ing form of main verb.

We can also use the contractions hasn't (has not = hasn't) and haven't  (have not = haven't)

Examples:

• He has not been sleeping well the last two months.
• I've not been eating enough vegetables these days.
• My boss has not been coming into the office regularly.
• It hasn't been raining for very long.
• You haven't been studying enough to do well in school.

Yes / no questions

To form questions use:

• Has / have + subject + been + -ing form of main verb ?

Examples:

• Has the baby been sleeping long?
• Have they been working on the report?
• Has your mother been staying at the beach house?
• Have you been feeling better these days?
• Have you been keeping to your diet or eating sweets?

Wh- questions

Notice the word order. The wh- question word comes before "have" / "has" and then the subject and the past participle of "be" (been) and then -ing of main verb.

Examples:

• What have you been doing these days?
• Where has your daughter been living since she graduated college?
• How long have you been playing tennis?
• Why haven't you been answering my calls?
• Who has been eating my cookies?
• Since when has your back been hurting?

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