Present Perfect Continuous and Simple Tenses

Hypothetical actions

Ongoing actions

Future actions

Completed actions

It shows the action is ongoing.

It indicates the action is complete.

It implies the action is future.

It suggests the action is hypothetical.

I will start my project tomorrow.

I have been reading this book.

I had completed the task.

I have finished my homework.

The hypothetical aspect of an action

The ongoing nature of an action

The future implications of an action

The completion of an action

The hypothetical nature of an action

The duration of an action

The result of an action

The process of doing something

I had painted the wall.

I have painted the wall.

I have been painting the wall.

I will paint the wall.

I have cooked dinner.

I had cooked dinner.

I have been cooking dinner.

I will cook dinner.

I have finished the report.

I had written the report.

I will write the report.

I have been writing the report.

By highlighting the evidence of a recent action

By focusing on future actions

By showing ongoing actions

By indicating a completed action

I have cleaned the room.

I have been cleaning the room.

I will clean the room.

I had cleaned the room.