{"id":24,"date":"2022-09-17T10:25:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T10:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romanurdutoenglish.com\/learn-english\/?p=24"},"modified":"2022-09-17T10:25:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T10:25:11","slug":"present-perfect-continuous-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/romanurdutoenglish.com\/learn-english\/study\/present-perfect-continuous-tense.html","title":{"rendered":"Present Perfect Continuous Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Present Perfect Continuous Tense<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The present perfect continuous is utilized to allude to an unspecified time between \u2018before now\u2019 and \u2018now\u2019. The speaker is considering something that began however maybe did not complete in that time frame. He\/she is keen on the procedure and in addition the outcome and this procedure may in any case be going on, or may have quite recently wrapped up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) Actions began previously and proceeding in the present:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have lived in Sapporo for a long time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2) When the era alluded to has not wrapped up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It has rained a considerable measure this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3) Actions rehashed in an unspecified period between the past and now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have eaten at that eatery ordinarily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4) Actions finished in the extremely later past (+just):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you quite recently completed work?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5) When the exact time of the activity isn\u2019t essential or not known:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She has considered Japanese, Russian and English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The present perfect continuous in English is utilized predominantly for finished past activities or occasions when it is comprehended that it is the present aftereffect of the occasions that is engaged upon, as opposed to the snapshot of consummation. No specific past time period is determined for the activity\/occasion. At the point when a past time spans (a state of time previously, or timeframe which finished before) is determined for the occasion, unequivocally or certainly, the straightforward past is utilized as opposed to the present great.<\/p>\n<p>The strained might be said to be a kind of blend of present and past. It generally infers a solid association with the present and is utilized mainly in discussions, letters, daily papers and TV and radio reports.<\/p>\n<p>It can likewise be utilized for continuous or routine circumstances proceeding up to the present time (for the most part not finished, but rather the present time might be the snapshot of fulfillment). That utilization depicts for to what extent or since when something has been the situation, regularly in light of time articulations with \u201cfor\u201d or \u201csince, (for example, for a long time, since 1995). At that point, the present impeccable nonstop frame is frequently utilized, if a proceeding with activity is being depicted.<\/p>\n<p>For illustrations, see Uses of English verb frames \u00a7 Present immaculate and in addition the areas of that article identifying with the straightforward past, display culminate constant, and other flawless structures.<\/p>\n<p>The present perfect continuous is a syntactic blend of the current state and flawless angle that is utilized to express a past occasion that has show outcomes. The term is utilized especially with regards to English punctuation to allude to shapes like \u201cI have cleared out\u201d. In English, finished activities in numerous settings are eluded to utilizing the straightforward past verb shape as opposed to the present great.<\/p>\n<p>English likewise has a present flawless persistent (or present immaculate dynamic) frame, which joins current state with both impeccable viewpoint and constant (dynamic) perspective: \u201cI have been eating\u201d. The activity isn\u2019t really total; and the same is valid for specific employments of the fundamental present immaculate when the verb communicates a state or an ongoing activity: \u201cI have lived here for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUE IN THE PRESENT <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She has been sitting tight for all of you day (= she\u2019s as yet holding up now).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been dealing with this report since eight o\u2019clock toward the beginning of today (= regardless I haven\u2019t completed it).<\/p>\n<p>They have been going since last October (= and they\u2019re not home yet).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities THAT HAVE JUST FINISHED, BUT WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE RESULTS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She has been cooking since the previous evening (= and the sustenance on the table looks tasty).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been sprinkling (= and the avenues are as yet wet).<\/p>\n<p>Somebody\u2019s been eating my chips (= half of them have 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\u00a0 Interrogative <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have been living\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I haven\u2019t been living\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Have I been living?<\/p>\n<p>You have been living\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0You haven\u2019t been living\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Have you been living?<\/p>\n<p>He, she, it has been living\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He hasn\u2019t been living\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Has she been living?<\/p>\n<p>We have been living\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We haven\u2019t been living\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Have we been living?<\/p>\n<p>You have been living\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You haven\u2019t been living\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Have you been living?<\/p>\n<p>They have been living \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They haven\u2019t been living\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Have they been living?<\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBS WITHOUT CONTINUOUS FORMS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With verbs not typically utilized as a part of the consistent shape, utilize the straightforward 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