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Present Perfect Continuous Explained

This document provides information about the present perfect continuous tense in English. It discusses the meaning of the present perfect continuous, which is used to talk about activities that have been ongoing or in progress up until the present moment. It provides examples of the positive, negative, and interrogative forms using both verbal formulas with verbs and nominal formulas without verbs. It also discusses time signals that can be used with the present perfect continuous such as "since," "for," "at," and "in." The document explains the difference between the present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses and provides an example comparing their usage.

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Present Perfect Continuous Explained

This document provides information about the present perfect continuous tense in English. It discusses the meaning of the present perfect continuous, which is used to talk about activities that have been ongoing or in progress up until the present moment. It provides examples of the positive, negative, and interrogative forms using both verbal formulas with verbs and nominal formulas without verbs. It also discusses time signals that can be used with the present perfect continuous such as "since," "for," "at," and "in." The document explains the difference between the present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses and provides an example comparing their usage.

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PRESENT PERFECT

CONTINUOUS
Instructor : Dias Tiara Putri U.
Auni Amalia
01 (2002012969)

Farikhatun Nadhifa
02 (2002012953)
Group Fitri Wulandari
03
Name (2002012962)

Kumil Lailah
04 (2002013004)
Lya Afriasih
05 (2002012966)
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The Meaning of the Present
Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous

• Is used to talk about how


long an activity has been
in progress before now.
• It also expresses the
duration or length of time
of an activity that began in
the past and is in progress
right now.
Present Perfect Continuous

Example :

a. I have been reading the novel for the past three weeks.
b. She has been waiting for her husband for two hours.
Functions :
a. Declare the activities that have occurred but still continues
until now
b. Emphasize certain duration and still related to current
conditions.
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The Formula for the Present
Perfect Continuous
FORMULAS

01 02

Verbal Formula Nominal Formula


Formulas that use verb Formulas that don’t use verb
(Menggunakan kata kerja) (Tidak menggunakan kata kerja)
Verbal Formula

Positive Subject + has/have + been + V-ing

Negative Subject + has/have + not + been + V-ing

? Interrogative Has/have + Subject + been + V-ing ?


Example :

Verbal
Formula : Positive
• I have been studying English.
01 • He has been reading a book since
afternoon.

Negative

02 • I have not been studying English.


• He has not been reading a book since
afternoon.

Interrogative

03
?
• Have I been studying English ?
• Has he been reading a book since
afternoon ?
Nominal Formula

Positive S + has/have + been + Adj/noun/Adv

Negative S + has/have + not + been + Adj/noun/Adv

? Interrogative Has/have + S + been + Adj/noun/Adv ?


Example :

Nominal Formula :
Positive
• She has been a mother.
01 • I have been in Cirebon.

Negative

02 • She has not been a mother.


• I have not been in Cirebon.

Interrogative

03
?
• Has she been a mother ?
• Have I been in Cirebon ?
?
Time Signal Present Perfect
Continuous
Time Signal
For
Since Example :
Example : (+) She has been cooking the meal for 30
(+) Marie has been my friend since 2012 01 02 minutes
(-) She has not been cooking the meal for 30
(-) Marie has not been my friend since 2012
minutes
(?) Has Marie been my friend since 2012 ?
(?) Has she been cooking the meal for 30
minutes ?

Until
Example : At & In
(+) He has been reading a book from this
Example :
afternoon until now 03 04 (+) We have been waiting in the museum
(-) He has not been reading a book from this
afternoon until now (-) We have not been waiting in the museum
(?) Has he been reading a book from this (?) Have we been waiting in the museum?
afternoon until now ?
The difference between the “Present
Perfect” and the “Present Perfect
Continuois”

Example :

Present Perfect
The “Present
Perfect” uses V3 They have eaten the cake
V3
and the “Present
Perfect Continuous”
uses the word Present Perfect
“been” and V-ing Continuous
They have been eating the
cake V-ing
Thank you for
listening to

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