Present Perfect Continuous - Hiện tại Hoàn thành Tiếp diễn pps

Present Perfect Continuous - Hiện tại Hoàn thành Tiếp diễn FORM of Present Perfect Continuous The Present Perfect Continuous has two parts: The Present Perfect of the verb 'to be' have

Present Perfect Continuous - Hiện tại Hoàn thành Tiếp diễn

FORM of Present Perfect Continuous

The Present Perfect Continuous has two parts: The Present Perfect of the verb 'to be' (have/has been) and the Present Participle of the main verb (V-ing) See

examples below

S + have/has + been + V-ing

I have been learning English

He has been swimming well

They have been watching TV

S + have/has not+ been + V-ing

I haven't been learning English

He hasn't been swimming well

They have not been watching TV

Have/Has + S + been + V-ing?

Have you been learning English?

Has he been swimming well?

Have they been watching TV?

The Present Perfect continuous refers to an unspecified time between 'before now' and 'now' The speaker is thinking about something that started but perhaps did not

finish in that period of time He/she is interested in the process as well as the result, and this process may still be going on, or may have just finished

USEs of Present Perfect Continuous

1 to describe Actions that started in the past and continue in the present

 They have been talking for the last hour (= they are still talking now)

 She has been working at that company for three years (= she is still

working for the company now and she will work more time in the future.)

 What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?

 James has been teaching at the university since June

 We have been waiting here for over two hours!

 Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?

2 to describe actions that have just finished, but we are interested in the results:

 It's been raining (= and the streets are still wet)

 Someone's been eating my chips (= half of them have gone)

 Have you been smoking ?(= you have smell of smoke)

 Have been running for hours? You look very tired now

3 Lately and Recently

We often use 'lately' and 'recently' to emphrasize the meaning of the sentence

 Sam has been having his car for two years Not Correct

 Sam has had his car for two years Correct

 I have been wanting to visit China for years Not Correct

 I have wanted to visit China for years Correct

Forms of Negatives and Questions

Negative sentences and questions are formed with the auxiliary verb 'have'

The 3rd person singular of 'have' is 'has This means that in negative sentences and questions, we have to use 'has'

 He hasn't been cooking since last night

 Has it been raining? The road looks really wet