PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
(I have been doing)
| FORM | have been or has been and present participle (I have been working, he has been writing) |
| USE |
It is used for an action which began in the past and is still continuing at the moment of speaking, or has only just finished. The action may continue into the future. |
| EXAMPLES | 1. I have been teaching this
class for three years (and am still teaching it). 2. I have been waiting for an hour and he still has not come. 3. Mary has been going out with Mike for half a year. I am sorry I am late. Have you been waiting long? 4. Your hands are dirty. What have you been doing? I have been repairing my bike. |
Difference between Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
|
They
have repaired the roof. |
They
have been repairing the roof. |
|
Completion
-> Ergebnis |
Progress
-> Verlauf |
|
The work is finished. |
The work is not finished. |