Penggunaan
1. tindakan yang telah dimulai dimasa lalu dan masih berlanjut sekarang
2. tindakan yang baru saja berhenti
Rumus :
Positif (+)
Subject + has / have + been + verb-ing
Negatif (-)
Subject + has / have + not + been + verb-ing
Tanya (?)
Has/have + subject + been + verb-ing ?
Contoh :
I have been watching TV for two hours (+)
He has been playing football since elementary school (+)
Marina has not been learning english for two years (-)
Have you been reading a book for an hour ? (?)
Keterangan waktu (adverb of time) yang digunakan,
“for” dan “since” merupakan keterangan waktu yang sangat umum digunakan dalam Present Perfect Continuous tense