I have been singing
How do we make the Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
The structure of the present perfect continuous tense is:
subject + auxiliary verb + auxiliary verb +main verb
have been base + ing
has
Here are some examples of the present perfect continuous tense:
Contractions
When we use the present perfect continuous tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and the
first auxiliary. We also sometimes do this in informal writing.
Here are some examples:
- I've been reading.
- The car's been giving trouble.
- We've been playing tennis for two hours.
This tense is called the present perfect continuous tense. There is usually a connection with the
present or now. There are basically two uses for the present perfect continuous tense:
