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The present perfect
progressive tense combines the form
of the present
perfect (has or have
+ the past participle)
with the form
of all progressive tenses (BE +
an -ing verb).
This is how these forms are
combined:
subject |
|
has / have |
|
BE
PP |
|
Ving |
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
|
|
have
has |
|
been
|
|
working
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
|
|
have
has |
|
been
|
|
living
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
|
|
have
has |
|
been
|
|
trying
|
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As in the present perfect,
the subject + have / has is
frequently contracted:
contraction |
|
BE
PP |
|
Ving |
I've
you've
we've
they've
he's
she's
it's
|
|
been
|
|
working
|
| |
|
|
|
|
I've
you've
we've
they've
he's
she's
it's
|
|
been
|
|
living
|
| |
|
|
|
|
I've
you've
we've
they've
he's
she's
it's
|
|
been
|
|
trying
|
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Negatives are also formed
as in the present perfect--
with not. The negative forms may also be contracted:
negative
contraction |
|
BE
PP |
|
Ving |
I've not / I haven't
you've not / you haven't
we've not
/ we haven't
they've not / they haven't
he's not / he hasn't
she's not / she hasn't
it's not /
it hasn't
|
|
been
|
|
working
|
| |
|
|
|
|
I've not / I haven't
you've not / you haven't
we've not
/ we haven't
they've not / they haven't
he's not / he hasn't
she's not / she hasn't
it's not /
it hasn't
|
|
been
|
|
living
|
| |
|
|
|
|
I've not / I haven't
you've not / you haven't
we've not
/ we haven't
they've not / they haven't
he's not / he hasn't
she's not / she hasn't
it's not /
it hasn't
|
|
been
|
|
trying
|
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Finally, questions are also
formed as in the present perfect:
I've been feeling tired. --->
Have you been feeling tired?
You've been working hard.
--->
Have you been working hard?
He's been watching TV. --->
Has he been watching TV?
??? has been studying. --->
Who has (Who's) been studying?
??? people have been trying
to contact him. --->
How many people have been
trying to contact him?
She's been ???ing. --->
What has she been doing?
She's been working ???. --->
How long has she been working? /
Where
has she been working?
He's been reading ???. --->
What has he been reading?
He's been reading a ??? book.
--->
What kind of book has he been reading?
??? They've been trying hard.
??? --->
They've been trying hard, haven't
they? /
They haven't (they've not) been trying
hard, have they?
??? It's been raining a lot.
??? --->
It's been raining a lot, hasn't it?
/
It hasn't (it's not) been raining a lot, has
it?
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