Perfect English Grammar. Also called the present perfect progressive. Click here to download this explanation as a pdf. Learn about USING the present perfect continuous here. How to form the present perfect continuous. We form the present perfect simple with have + past participle. I've never been to Africa. For more information on forms of the present perfect (simple), see Present perfect simple: positive. We form the present perfect continuous with have + been + -ing form. It's been raining since ten o'clock this morning. Present perfect continuous tense expresses the action which is occurred in the past, and they proceed in the current situation or maybe in the future. It is also known as Present Perfect Progressive Tense. It is a combination of two tenses, the present continuous and the present perfect tense. How do we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense? This tense is called the Present Perfect Continuous tense. There is usually a connection with the present or now. We use the Present Perfect Continuous to talk about: past action recently-stopped; past action still-continuing; Present Perfect Continuous for past action just stopped The present perfect continuous tense is employed in a sentence to indicate an action that started in the recent past and is still continuing in the present. It is also referred to as the present perfect progressive tense as the action progresses from the past to the present. Definition of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense To form the Present Perfect Continuous Tense, you need to use the auxiliary verb "have" or "has," followed by "been," and then the present participle of the main verb, ending in "ing." For example, "I have been studying English for two hours." Here are a few more examples to help you understand the Present Perfect Continuous Tense: .

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