To ask questions using the present perfect continous tense.

In this lesson, we will learn

• To make positive and negative statements using the present perfect continuous tense.
• To ask questions using the present perfect continous tense.

In the Present Perfect Continuous tense, the action has been taking place for some time and is still going on.
The duration (time) for which the action has been going on is usually mentioned in the present perfect continuous tense.

Subject Have Been Verb+ing Rest of the sentence I have been waiting for an hour. You have been waiting for an hour. We have been waiting for an hour. They have been waiting for an hour. Manoj and I have been waiting for an hour. Mohan and Neha have been waiting for an hour.In these sentences, the action (waiting) has been going on for some time and is still going on.
With ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’, ‘They’ and more than one person, we use ‘have been ’ + verb+ing.

Subject Has Been Verb+ing Rest of the sentence He has been waiting for an hour. She has been waiting for an hour. Mohan has been waiting for an hour. Pooja has been waiting for an hour. It has been waiting for an hour.In these sentences, the action (waiting) has been going on for some time and is still going on.
With ‘He’, ‘She’, ‘It’ and any other person, we use ‘has been’ + verb+ing.

Subject Have Been Verb+ing Rest of the sentence I have been playing since 2 p.m. You have been playing since 2 p.m. We have been playing since 2 p.m. They have been playing since 2 p.m. Manoj and Ihave been playing since 2 p.m. Mohan and Neha have been playing since 2 p.m.In these sentences, the action (playing) has been going on for some time and is still going on.

Subject Has Been Verb+ing Rest of the sentence He has been playing since 2 p.m. She has been playing since 2 p.m. Mohan has been playing since 2 p.m. Pooja has been playing since 2 p.m.In these sentences, the action (playing) has been going on for some time and is still going on.

Subject Have Not Been Verb+ing Rest of the sentence I have not been studying since last month. You have not been studying since last month. We have not been studying since last month. They have not beenstudying since last month. Manoj and I have not been studying since last month. Mohan and Neha have not been studying since last month.In these sentences, the action (studying) has not been going on for some time and is still going not happening.
With ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’, ‘They’ and more than one person, we use ‘have not been’ + verb + ing. We can also use ‘haven’t’ in place of ‘have not’.

Subject Has Not Been Verb+ing Rest of the sentence He has not been studying since last month. She has not been studying since last month. Mohan has not been studying since last month. Pooja has not beenstudying since last month.In these sentences, the action (studying) has not been going on for some time and is still going not happening.
With ‘He’, ‘She’, ‘It’, and any other person, we use ‘has not been’ + verb + ing. We can also use ‘hasn’t’ in place of ‘has not’.

HAVE Subject Been+Verb+ing Rest of the sentence Have I been playing football since 5 p.m.? Have you been playing football since 5 p.m.? Have we been playing football since 5 p.m.? Have they been playing football since 5 p.m.? Have Manoj and I been playing football since 5 p.m.? Have Neha and Manoj been playing football since 5 p.m.?These questions are used to ask if the action (playing) has been going on for some time and is still going on.
With ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’, ‘They’ and more than one person, we use ‘have’ to form questions.

HAS Subject Been+Verb+ing Rest of the sentence Has he been playing football since 5 p.m.? Has she been playing football since 5 p.m.? Has Manoj been playing football since 5 p.m.? Has Pooja been playing football since 5 p.m.? Has it been playing football since 5 p.m.?These questions are used to ask if the action (playing) has been going on for some time and is still going on.
With ‘He’, ‘She’, ‘It’ and any other person, we use ‘has’ to form questions.

Question and Answers

• Mohan __________ for an hour.
•  have been eating
•  have eating
•  has been eating

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• I ______________football since the morning.
•  have been playing
•  has been playing
•  have been play

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• We ____________ television for two hours.
•  has been watching
•  have been watching
•  has been watch

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• Pooja ________the newspaper for thirty minutes.
•  have reading
•  has reading
•  has been reading

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• Mohan and I _________the house since 2 p.m.
•  has been cleaning
•  have been cleaning
•  has cleaning

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• _____________the work since 9 a.m?
•  Has you been finishing
•  Have you been finishing
•  Has been you finishing

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• __________on the phone for 20 minutes?
•  Have Mohit been talking
•  Has Mohit been talking
•  Have been Mohit talking

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• They ___________Mathematics for a month.
•  have been not studying
•  has been not studying
•  have not been studying

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• He _________________ for two weeks.
•  has not been exercising
•  have not been exercising
•  has not exercising

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