文法跟讀 In-Tense #009: 現在完成進行式 Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Welcome to 15mins.today the home of English Shadowing. I'm your host Gavin and this is InTense episode 9. Hi guys, today we're going to be looking at a very interesting tense, it is called the present perfect continuous if you're English or if you're American the present perfect progressive and it's an interesting little tense, because it is basically a “has” with a “been” and an “ing.” So it's quite interesting that people use it and we use it the same ways we use the actual perfect, present perfect tense. It’s basically for actions that started in the in the past and still continue in the present. So it's basically like the perfect tense.

So if I can do an example of both things, “John has worked in Taiwan for 7 years. John has been working in Taiwan for 7 years.” So you can see both of them mean exactly the same thing, but one is using the perfect, plain perfect, present perfect tense and the other one is using the present perfect continuous. So that is how you use it and if you want to know if it's being used you will always notice it because it's got the, “has been or have been plus the ing.” Great so without further ado let's get cracking with a questions.

Has Jane been sending the email? Yes, she has been sending the email.

Has Jane been sending the email? No, she has not been sending the email.

Has the conference bring finishing on time? Yes, it has been finishing on time.

Has the conference been finishing on time? No, it has not been finishing on time.

Have you been attending the meeting? Yes, I have been attending the meeting.

Have you been attending the meeting? No, I have not been attending the meeting.

Has Peter been completing the report? Yes, he has been completing the report.

Has Peter been completing the report? No, he has not been completing the report.

Have you been staying at a hotel? Yes, I have been staying at a hotel.

Have you been staying at a hotel? No, I have not been staying at a hotel.

Have John and Jane been booking the tickets? Yes, they have been booking the tickets.

Have John and Jane been booking the tickets? No, they have not been booking the tickets.

Have you been visiting the museum?Yes, I have been visiting the museum.

Have you been visiting the museum? No, I have not been visiting the museum.

Has Jeff been rebooting the computer? Yes, he has been rebooting the computer.

Has Jeff been rebooting the computer? No, he has not been rebooting the computer.

Has Anna been backing up the files? Yes, she has been backing up the files.

Has Anna been backing up the files? No, she has not been backing up the files.

Have you been updating the drivers? Yes, I have been updating the drivers.

Have you been updating the drivers? No, I have not been updating the drivers.

Well guys that's it. Remember keep practicing, repeat the questions and repeat the answers. Have a great day and catch you on the next episode! Bye!