Tham khảo tài liệu 'present perfect continuous - hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Present Perfect Continuous - Hiện tại Hoàn thành Tiếp diễn FORM of Present Perfect Continuous The Present Perfect Continuous has two parts The Present Perfect of the verb to be have has been and the Present Participle of the main verb V-ing . See examples below. S have has been V-ing I have been learning English. He has been swimming well. They have been watching TV. S have has not been V-ing I haven t been learning English. He hasn t been swimming well. They have not been watching TV. 0Have Has S been V-ing Have you been learning English Has he been swimming well Have they been watching TV The Present Perfect continuous refers to an unspecified time between before now and now . The speaker is thinking about something that started but perhaps did not finish in that period of time. He she is interested in the process as well as the result and this process may still be going on or may have just finished. USEs of Present Perfect Continuous 1. to describe Actions that started in the past and continue in the present. They have been talking for the last hour. they are still talking now She has been working at that company for three years. she is still working for the company now and she will work more time in the future. What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes James has been teaching at the university since June. We have been waiting here for over two hours Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days 2. to describe actions that have just finished but we are interested in the results It s been raining and the streets are still wet . Someone s been eating my chips half of them have gone . Have you been smoking you have smell of smoke . Have been running for hours You look very tired now. 3. Lately and Recently We often use lately and recently to emphrasize the meaning of the sentence Sam has been having his car for two years. Not Correct Sam has had his car for two years. Correct I have been wanting to visit China for years. Not Correct I .
