Present Perfect Progressive

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What is the Present Perfect Progressive tense?

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It is a verb tense used to show that an action started in the past and is still continuing or has recently stopped.

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How do you form the Present Perfect Progressive tense?

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Use 'has/have been' + verb ending in -ing.

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Example of Present Perfect Progressive with 'she':

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She has been working here for five years.

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What is the negative form of Present Perfect Progressive?

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Use 'has/have not been' + verb ending in -ing.

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Example of negative Present Perfect Progressive with 'I':

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I have not been working today.

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When do we use 'since' in Present Perfect Progressive?

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We use 'since' to indicate the starting point of an action.

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When do we use 'for' in Present Perfect Progressive?

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We use 'for' to indicate the duration of an action.

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Example of using 'for' in Present Perfect Progressive:

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You have been running in circles for 30 minutes.

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Example of using 'since' in Present Perfect Progressive:

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We have been receiving gifts from our friends since we came back from Europe.

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What is the subject-verb agreement in Present Perfect Progressive?

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Use 'has' with singular subjects and 'have' with plural subjects.