PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

present perfect continuous tense

 FORMULA

the general form of the present perfect tense is

very easy. the element to be used is has / have.

A : S + Have/Has + been ………

B : S + Have/Has + Verb III + ………

Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?)

S + have/has + V III S + have/has + not + V III have/has + S + V III
I + have + V III I + have + not + V III have + I + V III
We + have + V III We + have + not + V III have + we + V III
They + have + V III They + have + not + V III have + they + V III
You + have + V III You + have + not + V III have + you + V III
She + has + V III She + has + not + V III has + she + V III
He + has + V III He + has + not + V III has + he + V III
It + has + VIII It + has + not + VIII has + it + VIII
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

 “present perfect tense is a sentence to describe an

event, or action that has occurred in the past that
still has to do with the present but the time of
occurrence is not clearly known”
 EXAMPLE

(+) I have been here since morning

(-) I have not been here since morning
(?) have I been here since morning ?

(+) siska has brought my book

(-) siska has not brought my book
(?) Has siska brought my book ?
SIGNAL TIME OF THE PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE
Once
So far
Several time
Since yesterday
Twice
Since 1990
This week
Never
This month
Ever
Many time
For an hour
Three time
Finally
This year
Lately
Just
Recently
Not yet
So far
Already
As yet
At last
USE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
used to express an event or
action that occurred in the
Used to express an
past and is still related to the
event that has
present time
occurred
Example ;
Example ;
- He has gone since morning
- We have helped him
- I have waited you since
- Tasya has given me
afternoon
a book

Used to express an act of repetition

Used to express actions that
are completed in a short time
usually using an adverb ; just,
last, finally,recently.
Example ;
- He have just come here
- Luna has invited them last
at an unspecified time usually using
an adverb; before, never, ever, yet,
already.
Example ;
- She has ever me us
- I have never promised to met here
 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

“Present Perfect Continuous Tense is one form of tenses used

to express an action that began in the past and still continues
today.”
FORMULA / PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE PATTERN
S + Have/Has + been + VI (ing)
Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?)
S + have/has + been + S + have/has + not + have/has + S +
VI (ing) been +ing been+ VI (ing)
I + have + been + VI I + have + not + been VI have + I +been + VI
(ing) (ing) (ing)
We + have + been + V I We + have + not + been have + we + been +
(ing) +VI (ing) VI
They + have + been + VI They + have + not + been ( ing)
(ing) + VI have + they +been +
You + have + been + VI You + have + not +been + VI (ing)
(ing) VI (ing) have + you + been +
She + has + been + VI She + has + not +been + VI (ing)
(ing) VI (ing) has + she + been
He + has + been +VI He + has + not + been + VI +VI (ing)
(ing) (ing) has + he + been + VI
It + has + been + VI It + has + not + been + VI (ing)
(ing) (ing) Has + it + been + VI
(ing)
 EXAMPLE

(+) they have been studying since

(+) he has been living here for six weeks
morning
(-)
(-)he has
they not not
have been living
been herre for
studying six
since
weeks
morning
(?)
(?)has
havehethey
been living
been here forsince
studying six weeks
morning
USE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

When do we use the present perfect continuous tense?

We use the Present perfect continuous to express actions that began in the past and are
still uncompleted action, usually using for and since.

For (shows) how long the action has taken

place.
Example :
- He has been teaching for two hours.
- You have been learning english for a year

Since indicates the start of an action in the past.

Example :
- She has been washing clothes since 6 o'clock
- I have been working since 9 o'clock.
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