Present Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu kegiatan/peristiwa yang telah dimulai di waktu lampau dan sekarang masih berlangsung dan akan tetap berlangsung.
Kalimat Positif
| S(I/You/We/They) + have + been + V1 + ing |
| S(He/She/It) + has + been + V1 + ing |
Contoh:
They have been studying English for 5 years.
She has been teaching English since 1997.
John has been staying in Indonesia since 10 days ago.
Kalimat Negatif
| S(I/You/We/They) + have + not + been + V1 +ing |
| S(He/She/It) + has + not + been + V1 + ing |
Contoh:
They haven’t been studying English for 5 years.
She hasn’t been teaching English since 1997.
John hasn’t been staying in Indonesia since 10 days ago.
Kalimat Interogatif
| Have + S(I/You/We/They) + been + V1 + ing |
| Has + S(He/She/It) + been + V1 + ing |
Contoh:
Have they been studying English for 5 years?
Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t.
Has she been teaching English since 1997?
Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
Has John been staying in Indonesia since 10 days ago?
Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t.
