Present Perfect Continuous Subject + has/ have + been + Verb4
Subject + has/ have + been + V4 + since/ for + time.
Subject + has/ have + not been + V4 + since/ for + time.
Has/ Have + Subject + been + V4 + since/ for + time?
Has/ Have + Subject + not been + V4 + since/ for + time?
Wh- Word + has/ have + Subject + been + V4 + since/ for + time?
Wh- Word + has/ have + Subject + not been + V4 + since/ for + time?
- Action started in the past and is continuing
- Duration of an activity
- Use with “for” and “since”
- Actions showing visible effects or results
Example Sentences:
I have been studying English for two hours.
She has been cooking since morning.
They have been playing cricket since the afternoon.
He has been working in this company for five years.
We have been waiting for the bus for a long time.
My father has been driving since dawn.
The students have been preparing for the exam for months.
It has been raining since yesterday.
I have not been feeling well for several days.
Has he been living in Patna for many years?
What have you been doing since morning?
We have been watching this series for weeks.
She has been trying to contact you all day.
The workers have been repairing the road since last week.
Positive: She has been teaching for two years.
Negative: She has not been teaching for two years.
Interrogative: Has she been teaching for two years?
Negative Interrogative: Hasn’t she been teaching for two years?
WH-Questions:
- What has she been teaching for two years?
- Who has been teaching for two years?
- Where has she been teaching since her childhood?
- Why has she been teaching since last month?
- Which subject has she been teaching for one hour?
- Whom has she been teaching for a long time?
- How has she been teaching since she graduated?
- How many students has she been teaching since 2020?
- How much time has she been spending since her school days in teaching?
- How long has she been teaching?