This Tense is used to express:
- A repeated action from the past:
They have been trying to reach there for two days. - A continuous action continuing up till a particular time:
He has been waiting for you since 3 o’clock.
Formulas & Examples
1. Affirmative (Positive)
Formula: Subject + has/have been + V1 + ing + Object + for/since + Time
- Ashima has been weaving this scarf for two days.
- We have been preparing for the speech since Monday.
2. Negative
Formula: Subject + has/have + not been + V1 + ing + Object + for/since + Time
- Veena has not been visiting her since last January.
- They have not been registering the new companies since the last scam.
3. Interrogative Positive
Formula: W/H family + has/have + Subject + been + V1 + ing + Object + for/since + Time?
- Why have you been working with a low-profile group for two years?
- Has he been taking piano classes since March?
4. Interrogative Negative
Formula: W/H family + has/have + Subject + not been + V1 + ing + Object + for/since + Time?
- Why has he not been paying his instalments since last August?
- Have they not been selling household articles for three years?
Story Based On Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Holi: The Festival of Colours
Students have been celebrating Holi since 8 o’clock in the commercial complex where I work. Office-goers have been facing the menace of this festival for the last one week. Children standing on either side of the buses have been throwing water-filled balloons at the bus windows for the last week. I have also been taking care to protect myself from such mischievous elements by keeping my bus windows shut. In my institute also, for more than one week, students have been preparing skits, dramas, and other cultural programs to celebrate this festival. The sweet makers of the famous Bikanerwala have also been preparing various delicious sweets for a fortnight, especially different kinds of Gujhia.
Exercises
A. Answer the following questions in one line only:
- How long have students been celebrating Holi?
- Why has the authoress been keeping her bus windows shut for a week?
- How long have the students of her institute been preparing for this festival?
- How has Bikanerwala been preparing to encash this festival?
B. Edit the following sentences:
- Nirmala has been reading the letter since last one hour. —> for the
- She have been reading it again and again as she is not... —> ____________________
- Believing whatever is written in the letter. She has... —> ____________________
- Always suffer misfortune and rejections all her life... —> ____________________
- Therefore this great opportunity seem unreal. As per... —> ____________________
- The letter, then she have become the princess of a... —> ____________________
- Wealthy Tourist Island in South Asia. —> ____________________
C. Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences:
- a. sitting / last / here / have / We / been / for / hours / three / .
- b. afternoon / this / been / chapter / has / Anita / learning / since / .
- c. months / been / taking / for / this / you / Have / medicine / three / ?
- d. talking / have / get-together / Arora’s / not / Why / Ahuja’s / been / to / since / last / ?
Word Power!
- Provide a suitable adverbial prefix for the verb ‘throw’ (e.g., overthrow, outthrow).
- Differentiate between the words ‘throw’ and ‘through’ by explaining their meanings.
- Write a suitable synonym for the word ‘delicious’.
- Make one meaningful word using the suffix ‘-goer’ (e.g., office-goer, school-goer).
Writing Skills!
- Make meaningful sentences with the following words: Mischievous, Menace, Prepare, Protect.
Grand Finale: Unit Review Story
Now that we have covered all branches of the Present Tense, let's read a final review passage that brings all these structures together!
Dreams and Determinations
I have always chosen the right path regardless of all opposition. Presently, I am running an N.G.O. with a strength of more than one thousand students and one hundred employees, along with the backup of hundreds of members working as partners in different cooperative societies. I have been running this N.G.O. for the last seven years; it has been a phoenix-like experience for me. I am happy because my divine mission has met with divine help.
Review Exercises
1. Answer the following questions based on the passage:- What is the authoress doing at present?
- What kind of experience has it been for her?
- Is she happy? Why?
- Every day, at 3 o’clock, all the inmates of the boarding house got up... —> get up
- For Brahmamuhurat Aarti and cleaned the temple... —> ____________________
- Afterwards, Pujari ji offer fruits to Lord Krishna... —> ____________________
- Then Pujari ji worship the cow folk and distributes... —> ____________________
- Prasadam to all the attendants. Afterwards, yoga class start... —> ____________________
- Which continues for half an hour. Then after all the students performs... —> ____________________
- Vedic yajna and go to the Indian kitchen for breakfast. This have been... —> ____________________
- The routine of our boarding house since it is in existence. After have... —> ____________________
- Breakfast, all the students attends the assembly in the playground. —> ____________________
- Find out and define the meanings of all the major vocabulary words used in the passage ‘Dreams and Determinations’ (such as Opposition, NGO, Backup, Phoenix, Mission).
- Write down the success story of any renowned personality or organization using a mix of the present tenses practiced in this unit.
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