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Present Perfect Continuous Verb Tense Chart

Positive Sentences

Subject + Auxiliary Verb¹ + Auxiliary Verb² + Main Verb + _________.

Grammar Rules:

Auxiliary Verb¹ - the present tense of "have" (have/has) is used.
Auxiliary Verb² - the V3/past participle form of the verb "to be" (been) is used.
Main Verb - the base verb + ing is used.

	Subject	Auxiliary Verb¹	Auxiliary Verb ²	Main Verb
1st Person	I	have	been	waiting	for my sister for 1 hour.
2nd Person	We	have	been	cleaning	the house all morning.
3st Person Singular	He	has	been	hiking	all day, now he wants to take a shower.
3st Person Plural	My brothers	have	been	playing	basketbal, and they are tired.

Negative Sentences

Subject + Auxiliary Verb¹ + Not + Auxiliary Verb²+ Main Verb + _________.

Grammar Rules:

Auxiliary Verb¹ - the present tense of "have" (have/has) is used.
"Not" - is added after the auxiliary verb "have".
Auxiliary Verb² - the V3/past participle form of the verb "to be" (been) is used.
Main Verb - the base verb + ing is used.

	Subject	Auxiliary Verb¹	Not	Auxiliary Verb²	Main Verb
1st Person	I	have	not	been	sitting	at the bus stop for over 1 hour.
2nd Person	You	have	not	been	talking	on the phone, since you came home.
3rd Person Singular	He	has	not	been	cooking	for us since we moved to New York.
3rd Person Plural	They	have	not	been	working	here for the last 3 years.

Questions

Auxiliary Verb¹ + Subject + Auxiliary Verb² + Main Verb + _________.

Grammar Rules:

Auxiliary Verb¹ - the present tense of "have" (have/has) is used.
Subject - the subject comes after the auxiliary verb "have" (have).
Auxiliary Verb² - the V3/past participle form of the verb "to be" (been) is used.
Main Verb - the base verb + ing is used.

	Auxiliary Verb¹	Subject	Auxiliary Verb²	Main Verb
1st Person Singular	Have	I	been	bothering	anyone, since I have moved upstairs?
2nd Person	Have	we	been	paying	all the bills, since we started to work in the doctors office?
3nd Person Singular	Has	she	been	cleaning	her room, the last few days?
3nd Person Plural	Have	the children	been	going	to sleep on time lately?

Basic Grammar

The Verb "To Be" - Positive Sentences

The Verb "To Be" Quiz - Positive Sentences

The Verb "To Be" - Negative Sentences

The Verb "To Be" Quiz - Negative Sentences

The Verb "To Be" - Questions

The Verb "To Be" Quiz - Questions

Present Simple Verb Tense - Positive Sentences

Present Simple Verb Tense Positive Sentences Quiz

Present Simple Verb Tense - Negative Sentences

Present Simple Verb Tense Negative Sentences Quiz

Present Simple Verb Tense Questions

Present Simple Verb Tense Questions Quiz

Present Simple Tense

Present Simple Tense

Present Simple Tense Chart

Present Simple Tense Quiz

The Verb "To Be"

Present Simple Tense "to be" Chart

Present Simple Verb To Be Quiz #1

Present Simple Verb To Be Quiz #2

There is & There are

There Is & There Are Quiz

The Verb "Have"

The verb "Have" and Chart

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense Chart

Present Continuous Tense Quiz

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense Chart

Present Perfect Tense Quiz

Past Simple Tense vs Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous Verb Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense Chart

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