Simple Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Simple Present Perfect Continuous Tense : Dipergunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang dimulai pada waktu lampau dan masih terus berlangsung hingga sekarang.

Pattern : S + have/has + been + V1 + (ing) + …………………

Example :

I have been waiting here since morning (+)

He has been walking for two hours (+)

He have been swimming for an hour (+)

1. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat tanya (interrogative) maka have atau has kita letakan di muka subjek.

   Example :
   

   Have you been waiting here for a long time ?

   Has she been studying English since July ?

2. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat menyangkal (negative) maka kita menambahkan not (n’t) di belakang have atau has.

   Example :
   

   I have not (haven’t) been waiting for a long time.

   She has not (hasn’t) been swimming since January.

Time Signal : for, since, long, the whole day, all afternoon, etc.