2. AFFIRMATIVE:
SUBJECT + HAS/ HAVE BEEN +
PAST PARTICIPLE +
COMPLEMENTS.
AFFIRMATIVE
I have been playing
You have been playing
He/ she/ it has been
playing
We have been playing
You have been playing
They have been
3. INTERROGATIVE:
HAS/ HAVE + SUBJECT + BEEN +
PAST PARTICIPLE +
COMPLEMENTS?
AFFIRMATIVE
Have I been playing?
Have you been playing?
Has he/ she/ it been
playing?
Have we been playing?
Have you been playing?
Have they been playing?
4. NEGATIVE:
SUBJECT + HAS/ HAVE NOT BEEN +
PAST PARTICIPLE +
COMPLEMENTS.
AFFIRMATIVE
I have not been
playing
You have not been
playing
He/ she/ it has not
been playing
We have not been
playing
5. USES:
We use the present perfect continuous to:
1. When we want to talk about temporary
situations and actions:
Examples: compare these two sentences:
I have lived her all my life.
I have been living here since last year.
2. When we want to emphasize the continuation
or duration of an activity/situation, rather than
its completion or outcome:
Examples: I have been working here for eight
months.