PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
WHEN DO WE USE
FORM
Is used to refer to an
unspecified time
between 'before now'
and 'now'. The speaker
is thinking about
something that started
but perhaps did not
finish in that period of
time.
Actions started in
the past and that
continue to occur in
the present.
Actions that have
just been completed
and whose results
we are interested in.
Example
MIA HAS BEEN COMPETING
IN FLUTE COMPETITIONS
RECENTLY. (AND SHE WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO.)
USE
It is composed of two
elements: the "present
perfect" of the verb 'to
be' (have/has been) and
Subject+ have/have +
the "present perfect
been + gerund (ing) + participle" of the main
complement. verb (root+ing)
Refers to an
unspecified time period
located between the
Subject+ have/has + past and the present.
not + been + gerund The speaker refers to
(ing) + complement. something that started
and may not have
finished in that period
of time. You are
interested in both the
process and the result,
Have/Has + Subject + and the process may
been + gerund (ing) + have just finished or
complement + ? may not have finished
yet.