THE PRESENT

PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE
 THE PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
 The Present Perfect Continuous is talks about how long something has been
happening.
 The Present Perfect Continuous Tense indicates an action which was started
some time in the past and continuous to the present. Here are a few sentences
we are going to change into the present perfect continuous tense.
 Bentuk waktu yang di gunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau
peristiwa masa lampau dan berlangsung sampai sekarang dan kejadian itu
mungkin masih di lakukan di masa mendatang.
 ( Has / Have been ), and the present participle of the main verb (base+ing).
• I am listening to the radio.
• They are going to school.
• The teacher is teaching English.
In the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS we would say:
• 1. I have been listening to the radio.
• 2. They have been going to school.
• 3. The teacher has been teaching English.
Remember that the present participle is made up of a verb + the
ending “ing” invariably if you add “ing” to a verb then the action
is on going.
take a look at these:
• talk + ing : talking
• go + ing : going
• sleep + ing ; sleeping
 AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT have / has been

I
You
have been
We
V1-ing
They
He
She has been
It
 NEGATIVE

SUBJECT have / has + not + been

I
You
have not ( haven’t ) been
We
V1-ing
They
He
She has not ( hasn’t ) been
It
 INTERROGATIV
E
Have / Has Subject
I
you
Have
we
been V1-ing
they
he
Has she
it
Example
 ( + ) She has been travelling by bus for 5 years
( - ) She hasn’t been travelling by bus for 5 years
( ? ) Has she been travelling by bus for 5 years ?

 ( + ) I have been working with my computer all day

( - ) I haven’t been working with my computer all day
( ? ) Have I been working with my computer all day ?

 ( + ) It has just been snowing in Japan

( - ) it hasn’t just been snowing in Japan
( ? ) Has it just been snowing in Japan ?
 ( + ) I have been staying here since 2000
( - ) I have not been staying here since 2000
( ? ) Have I been staying here since 2000 ?

( + ) He has been finishing him study since five years ago.

( - ) He has not been finishing him study since five years ago.
( ? ) Has he been finishing him study since five years ago.

 ( + ) My brother has going to America for ten years.

( - ) My brother has not going to America for ten years.
( ? ) Has my brother been going to America for ten years.
FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESENT PERFECT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

The present perfect continuous refers to an

unspection time between ‘before now’ and
‘now’. The speaker is thinking about something
that started but perhaps did not finish in that
period of time. He/she is interested in the
process as well as the result, and this process
may still be going on, or may have just finished.
ACTIONS THAT STARTED IN THE PAST
AND CONTINUOUS IN THE PRESENT
 She has been waiting for you all day. ( = and she’s
still waiting now ).

 I have been working on this report since eight o’clock

this morning. ( = and I still haven’t finished it ).

 They have been travelling since last December

( = and they’re not home yet ).
ACTIONS THAT HAVE JUST FINISHED
BUT WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE
RESULTS

 She has been cooking since last night ( = and

the food on the table looks delicious).
 It’s been raining ( = and the streets are still
wet).
 Someone’s been eating my chips ( = half of
them have gone).
VERBS WITHOUT CONTINUOUS FORMS

With verbs not normally used in the continuous

form, use the simple present perfect. For example
:
I have wanted to visit China for years.
She’s known Billy since she was a child.
I have hated that music since I first heard it.
I have heard a lot about you recently.
We have understood everything.
We have heard this morning.
 EXERCISE
1. They have been ....... English for almost 4 hours.
2. She ...... waiting for you since 9 a.m.
3. ........ You been watching television for about an hour ?
4. We haven’t ........ that song for a long time.
5. He has ........ a short message for about two hours.
6. Mr. Johny ....... been trying hard to repair his computer.
7. She has .... discussing the problem with me very seriously.
8. I ...... been doing my homework since 9 p.m.
9. They have ...... listening to the music since 7 p.m.
10. Has princess been ...... The book story for some hours ?
 ANSWER
1. They have been studying English for almost 4 hours
2. She has been waiting for you since 9 a.m
3. Have You been watching television for about an hour ?
4. We haven’t been singing That song for a long time
5. He has been writing a short message for about two hours.
6. Mr. Johny has been trying hard to repair his computer.
7. She has been discussing the problem with me very seriously.
8. I have been doing my homework since 9 p.m
9. They have been listening to the music since 7 p.m
10. Has princess been reading the book story for some hours ?
 DO YOU
UNDERSTAND “THE
PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE” ???
THANK YOU !
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To be continue....
THE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE....!!!