The Present Perfect Continuous(Progressive)

The present Perfect Continuous 

Use:

1-Actions that started in the past and continue to the present:

For longer actions that started in the past and continue to the present:
Ex: Mark has been working in Canada for Five years.

2-Actions that have recently stopped :

For longer actions that have recently finished, but have a result in the present:
Ex: Today I have been walking around the garden area of the city, and I’m both exhausted and exhilarated by the experience.

3-Temporaire actions and situations :

The Present Perfect ContinuousFor actions that happened repeatedly in the past and till happen in the present: EX: I have been coming to the UK for nearly 20 years.

Tips:

We often use these words with the present perfect continuous: for, since, just, yet, already, still, ever, never, recently, lately, how long, all day…

For and Since

Since and for are very common time expressions used with the Present Perfect Continuous.
We use for with a period of time, for example:
EX: I have been living here for 5 years.
When talking about a starting point, we use since, for example:
Ex: I have been living here since 1990.

Form:

Subject
Positive sentences
Negative sentences
Questions
I/you/we/they
I have been sleeping.
I have not been sleeping.
Have I been sleeping ?
He/She/it
She has been sleeping.
She has not been sleeping.
Has she been sleeping? 

Exceptions in spelling:

Exceptions in spelling when adding ing
Example
final e is dropped
(but: ee is not changed)
come – coming
(but: agree – agreeing)
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
sit – sitting
l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English)
 travel – traveling
final ie becomes y
lie – lying

Check your understanding:
The Present Perfect Continuous Exercice


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