I have been singing
How do we make the Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
The structure of the present perfect continuous tense is:
subject | + | auxillary verb | + | auxillary verb | + | main verb | |
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have has |
been | base+ing |
Here are some examples of the present perfect continuous tense:
subject | auxillary verb | auxillary verb | main verb | |||
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+ | I | have | been | waiting | for one hour. | |
+ | You | have | been | talking | too much. | |
It | has | not | been | raining. | ||
We | have | not | been | playing | fotball. | |
? | Have | you | . | been | seeing | her? |
? | Have | they | been | doing | their homework? |
Contractions
When we use the present perfect continuous tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and the first auxiliary. We also sometimes do this in informal writing.
I have been | I've been |
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You have been | You've been |
He has been
She has been It has been John has been The car has been |
He's been
She's been It's been John's been The car's been |
We have been | we've been |
They have been | They've been |
This tense is called the present perfect continuous tense. There is usually a connection with the present or now. There are basically two uses for the present perfect continuous tense: