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  • Present Perfect Continuous Tense tells us about actions started in the past but are continuing in the present.

    To form present perfect continuous tense:

    1. For 'he, she, it & singular nouns':
    Type of sentence Verb Example
    Affirmative has been + present participle Sam has been working all day.
    Negative hasn't been+ present participle He hasn’t been eating anything.
    Interrogative has been + subject + present participle Has Riya been waiting for me?
    2.  For 'I, we, they, you & plural nouns':
    Type of sentence Verb Example
    Affirmative have been + present participle They have been watching the match.
    Negative haven't been + present participle We haven’t gone out.
    Interrogative have been + subject + present participle Have you been sleeping well?

    For more information on present participle, click here.

    Use:

    To Express actions Examples
    Started in the past and continue in the present. I have been living in this apartment for three years.
    Just finished but we are interested in the results. It has been raining since last night.