It is the least used form of present tense. Present perfect progressive tense is used to indicate an action that began in the past and is still occurring in the present. Both present perfect and present perfect continuous tense can be used to indicate this type of action.

Structure:

Subject + have/has + been + [verb + ing] + . . . . .+ for/since + time frame.

Example:

  • Alex has been reading for 3 years.
  • I have been sleeping since 10.00 AM.
  • Robert has been working in that shop for 6 years.
  • We have been living together for four years.
  • Have we really been waiting for a miracle for fifteen years? (Interrogative)
  • She hasn’t been doing her job well enough for the last 5 years. (Negative)

More Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been writing articles on different topics since morning.
  • He has been reading the book for two hours.
  • They have been playing football for an hour.
  • She has been finding the dress since morning.
  • He has been studying in the library for three hours.
  • We have been shopping at this fair for two hours.
  • We have been watching a movie in this Cineplex for two hours.
  • You have been shopping in that market for three hours.
  • I have been singing different kinds of songs, especially modern.
  • I have been listening to melodious songs for an hour.
  • He has been traveling around the world for a month.
  • They have been playing cricket in that field for five hours.
  • The poet has been writing romantic poems for several hours.
  • The lyricist has been writing realistic songs since the beginning of his career.
  • Have you been listening to realistic songs since morning?
  • I have not been watching the cricket match for an hour.
  • Have you been preparing the assignment for two hours?
  • I have been helping him to do the task for an hour.
  • My mom has been cooking for three hours.
  • I have been watching the concert for an hour.