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The present perfect continuous tense is used to show:

� something that has been going on from a particular time in the past to this moment.

� something that is going on even at this moment.
The students have been shouting for the last ten minutes. (They are still shouting.)
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My uncle has been living in Mumbai since 2022. (He is still living there.)
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Formation of Sentences in Present Perfect Continuous Tense
The negative in present perfect continuous is formed by using has not/have not + been +
present participle form of the main verb. For example:

They have not been staying here for long.
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The interrogative (yes/no question) in present perfect continuous is formed by beginning
the question with have/has followed by subject + been + present participle form of the
main verb. For example:

Have you been hiding from the police?
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The wh-question in present perfect continuous is formed by using a wh-word + has/have
+ subject + been + present participle form of the main verb. For example:

What have you been discussing lately?
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Practice Time 1

Perfect Continuous Tenses
A. Rewrite the following sentences in present perfect continuous tense. Use since/for as per
your choice.
1. Vikram is performing well in this session.
_______________________________________________________________________________

2. I am reading much lately.
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3. I am exercising regularly.
_______________________________________________________________________________

4. We are attending the classes.
_______________________________________________________________________________

5. They are talking to each other.
_______________________________________________________________________________

B. Use the verbs given in brackets in present perfect continuous tense.
1. She _________________ in that house for a year now. (live)
2. We _________________ for over 2 hours but are not even close to our destination. (drive)
3. They _________________ for the bus for more than an hour. (wait)

4. I _________________ regularly for the last two months. (swim)
5. Grandpa _________________ well lately. (not – keep)

6. We ___________ in this street for twenty years. (live)
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