PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Present Perfect Continuous tense adalah sebuah tense dalam bahasa Inggris yang digunakan
untuk menunjukkan bahwa suatu kejadian dimulai pada masa lampau dan terus berlanjut
hingga saat ini. Tense ini juga sering disebut dengan Present Perfect Progressive tense.
Karena terdapat unsur Continuous tense dalam tense ini, yang perlu diperhatikan adalah kata
kerja yang cocok untuk digunakan dengan Verb-ing (memiliki durasi waktu).

Contoh:
I have been reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for a month now.
Kalimat di atas menunjukkan bahwa membaca Harry Potter and the Cursed Child merupakan
sebuah aktivitas yang dimulai di masa lampau dan belum selesai sampai saat ini dan akan
terus berlanjut hingga di masa depan.

Rumus Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Rumus Present Perfect Continuous tense harus menyesuaikan dengan subjek tunggal atau
jamak dari kalimat.
Berikut ini rumus Present Perfect Continuous tense beserta contoh kalimatnya:

Subject Positive Negative Interrogative

I I + have + been + Verb- I + have + not + been + Have + I + been +
ing Verb-ing Verb-ing

I have been living here I have not been living Have I been living
for 4 years. here for 4 years. here for 4 years?
You You + have + been + You + have + not + been Have + you + been +
Verb-ing + Verb-ing Verb-ing

You have been living You have not been living Have you been living
here for 4 years. here for 4 years. here for 4 years?
They They + have + been + They + have + not + been Have + they + been +
Verb-ing + Verb-ing Verb-ing

They have been living They have not been living Have they been living
here for 4 years. here for 4 years. here for 4 years?
We We + have + been + We + have + not + been + Have + we + been +
Verb-ing Verb-ing Verb-ing
 We have been living here We have not been living Have we been living
for 4 years. here for 4 years. here for 4 years?
He He + has + been + Verb- He + has + not + been + Has + he + been +
ing Verb-ing Verb-ing

He has been living here He has not been living Has he been living
for 4 years. here for 4 years. here for 4 years?
She She + has + been + Verb- She + has + not + been + Has + she + been +
ing Verb-ing Verb-ing

She has been living here She has not been living Has she been living
for 4 years. here for 4 years. here for 4 years?
It It + has + been + Verb- It + has + not + been + Has + it + been +
ing Verb-ing Verb-ing

It has been living here It has not been living here Has it been living
for 4 years. for 4 years. here for 4 years?