The Present Perfect Continuous Tense describes an action that began in the past and has continued up to the present. In many cases it can be used interchangeably with the present perfect tense.
example: I have been studying English for ten years.More Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Form of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Affirmative
Subject +
have/has + been + Verb-ing
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I have been
studying English
You/They/We have
been studying
He/she/my
friend/ has been studying
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Negative
Subject +
have/has +not + been + Verb-ing
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I have not
been studying
You/They/We have
not been studying
He/she/my
friend/ has not been studying
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Interrogative
Have/has + Subject
+ been + Verb-ing
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Have I been Studying English?
Have You/They/We been Studying English?
Has He/she/my friend/ been
Studying English?
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Negative
interrogative
Have/has +
not + Subject + been + Verb-ing
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Have not I been Studying English?
Have not You/They/We been Studying English?
Has not He/she/my friend/ been
Studying English?
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The shorted form
I have : I’ve
You have : You’ve
We have : We’ve
They have : They’ve
He has : He’s
She has : She’s
Have not : haven’t
Has not :
hasn’tShort Answer Question of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present
Perfect Continuous
Tense
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Question
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Short Answer
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Complete
Answer
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Have you been studying English?
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Yes I have
No, I have not
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Yes I have been studying English
No, I have not been studying English
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Has he been studying English?
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Yes he has
No, he has not
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Yes he has been studying English
No, he has not been studying English
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