Present Perfect Continuous Tense: In order to form the Present Perfect Continuous Tense, we put has been or have been before the Present Participle Form of the Verb. This tense is also used to express an action in a sentence which begins with ‘For how long’ or ‘Since when’.
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Present Perfect Continuous Tense Examples, Exercises Worksheets with Answers PDF
Present Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense Formula:
| Subject + has/have + been + 1st form of verb + ing + object. |
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used:
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe an action that began in the past, is still continuing and may extend into the Future.
1. For an action which began at some time in the past and is still continuing:
Examples:
- He has been sleeping since five thirty in the evening.
- They have been building the house since January.
- They have been playing cricket since morning.
2. ‘Since’ is used when the ‘point of time’ is given and from that point of time the action starts:
Examples:
- Abhay has been reading a novel since morning/since 9 o’clock in the morning.
- Ms Aditi has been teaching History since 2003.
- She has been practising her maiden speech since Wednesday.
- Guru and Pranay have been travelling since last month.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense Worksheets
Fill in the following blanks with the Present Perfect Continuous Tense of the verbs given in brackets:
1. It ………… outside for half an hour. (hail)
2. The storm ………… since 4 O’clock. (howl)
3. I ………… for the bus since morning. (wait)
4. Since when ………… you ………… in this school? (read)
5. It ………… not ………… since midnight. (rain)
6. She ………… midnight oil for five years. (bum)
7. I ………… for the examination for one year. (prepare)
8. Malaria …………… in this city since July. (rage)
9. How long …………… you …………… for me? (wait)
10. The washerman …………… our clothes since 1985. (wash)