The document discusses the present perfect progressive tense. It explains that this tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past and is still in progress in the present. It provides the structure of this tense as have/has been + verb+ing and examples of its affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms.
2. USED TO:
Talk about an action that started in the past
and is still in progress in the present
STRUCTRE:
HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB -ING
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
4. FORM THE GERUND BY ADDING
ING AT THE END OF THE VERB.
DO DOING
PLAY PLAYING
EAT EATING
STUDY STUDYING
WALK WALKING
GO - GOING
PRESENT PARTICIPLE (-ING VERBS)
IF THE VERB FINISH WITH E,
CANCEL THE E AND ADD ING
LIVE LIVING
MAKE MAKING
PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATING
HAVE HAVING
DECIDE DECIDING
INVITE INVITING
5. AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT.
HE HAS BEEN READING THAT BOOK SINCE YESTERDAY.
I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR 2 HOURS NOW.
MY MOM HAS BEEN COOKING THE WHOLE DAY.
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
6. NEGAATIVE
SUBJECT + HAVENT / HASNT + BEEN + VERB ING +
COMPLEMENT.
HE HASNT BEEN READING THAT BOOK SINCE YESTERDAY.
I HAVENT BEEN LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR 2 HOURS NOW.
MY MOM HASNT BEEN COOKING THE WHOLE DAY.
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
7. INTERROGATIVE
HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT ?
HAS HE BEEN READING THAT BOOK SINCE YESTERDAY?
HAVE I BEEN LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR 2 HOURS NOW?
HAS MY MOM BEEN COOKING THE WHOLE DAY?
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE