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Negative :
I/You/We/They have not
been+verb+ing
He/She/It has not
been+verb+ing
Use:
Used for an action over a period of time up
to now we’ve been waiting here for
twenty minutes.
Interrogative:
Have+ I/ You/We/They+been+verb+ing?
Has+He/She/It+been+verb+ing ?
Key Words:
For, since, recently.
Lately and how long
Form:
Have (present simple) Affirmative:
+been+verb+ing I/You /We/ They have been+verb+ing
He/ She/It has been+verb+ing
Negative :
I/You/We/They have not
been+verb+ing
He/She/It has not
been+verb+ing Key words:
For, since, recently,
lately and how long
Use:
Used for an action over a period of time
up to now we’ve been waiting here for Mrs Jackeline has been staying at the hotel
twenty minutes. for three weeks.
I have been writing this letter since ten
o’clock.
How long have you been waiting?
COMPARE
We use the present perfect simple for a complete
action:
We have finished our tour of Scotland.
She has just finished her homework.