Mastering Present Perfect Continuous Tense

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Affirmative Form

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Subject + has/have + been + verb-ing + object.

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Use

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1. 1. Actions started in the past and are still happening

3. 2. To explain a situation

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Keywords

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for, since

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Negative Form

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Subject + has/have + not + been + verb-ing + object.

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Question Form

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Has/Have + subject + been + verb-ing + object ?

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For vs Since

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For: duration, length of time

Since: a point in time

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Add -ing to the verb:

Write

Back

writing

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Add -ing to the verb:

Tie

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Tying

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Add -ing to the verb:

Cut

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Cutting

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Add -ing to the verb:

Travel

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Travelling