Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present perfect continuous – form:

The present perfect of the verb 'to be' (have/has been) + the present participle of the main verb.

EXAMPLE:

Subject	has/have been	verb+ing
He	has been	jogging

Affirmative
He has been / She's been	swimming
Negative
He hasn't been	swimming
Interrogative
Has he been	swimming?
Interrogative negative
Hasn't he been	swimming?

EXAMPLE:

to work, present perfect continuous

Positive	Negative	Interrogative
I have been working	I haven't been working	Have I been working?
You have been working	You haven't been working	Have you been working?
He, she, it has been living working	He hasn't been working	Has she been working?
We have been living working	We haven't been working	Have we been working?
You have been working	You haven't been working	Have you been working?
They have been working	They haven't been working	Have they been working?

Use:

We use the present perfect continuous for an action over a period of time leading up to the present. We are interested in the action as well as the result, and this process may still be going on, or may have just finished


EXAMPLES:

1. Actions that started in the past and continue in the present.

a. We have been waiting for you all day.
b. She is tired. She has been working all day.
c. They have been studying since 5 o’clock.

2. Actions that have just finished, but we are interested in the results:

a. It's been raining and my hair is still wet.
b. I’ve been reading all afternoon. I’ve just finished the book.
c. Who's been sleeping in my bed?