1.1 Form Of Present Perfect Tense
a) Affirmative (Positive) Sentences
Have been/ Has been + VING
| HE SHE IT |
has been eating hamburger
has been writting the letter |
| I YOU WE THEY |
have been eating hamburger
have been writting the letter |
In the positive sentence form of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense, helping verbs have been / has been + VING are used after the subject.
• I have been watching TV since seven o’clock.
• They have been playing football since morning.
• Jim has been eating lunch for two hours.
• I have been living in this city for 20 years.
• My father has been teaching for 30 years.
• It has been snowing all day. I wonder when it will stop.