Lesson 27 - Present Perfect Continuous Tense

LESSON - 27

 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS  TENSE 
[ HAS BEEN/HAVE BEEN]

Has been and have been are used in the present perfect tense. Here 'been' is a verb. It is in past participle form. Has been and have been are used when we want to talk about something that started in the past and is still continues. 

Examples:

She has been working in this office since 2015. Or  She has been working in this office for 5 years. 

                                                                                                           (from 2015 to 2020  - 5 years)

I have waiting for you from 3 'o' clock.              Or   I have been waiting for you for two hours.

                                                                                                              (If the time is 5 'o' clock)

It has been raining since morning.                      Or   It has been raining for four hours.

                                                                                   (If it started 8'o' clock and still raining even after                                                                                                                                                 four hours)

Some more examples with Hindi and Telugu

1. Ramya has been typing since  evening.
    राम्या शाम से ही टाइप कर रही है।
  రమ్య సాయంత్రం నుండి టైపు చేస్తూనే వుంది. 

2. They have been trying to get out of the problems.
     वे समस्याओं से बाहर निकलने की कोशिश करते रहे हैं।
  వారు సమస్యల నుండి బయటపడటానికి ప్రయత్నిస్తున్నారు.

3. Kiran has been talking on phone for an hour.
    किरण एक घंटे से फोन पर बात कर रही है।
  కిరణ్ గంటసేపు నుండి ఫోన్‌లో మాట్లాడుతున్నాడు.

4. We have been waiting for them since morning.
     हम सुबह से उनका इंतजार कर रहे हैं।
  మేము ఉదయం నుండి వారి కోసం ఎదురు చూస్తున్నాము.

5. Baby has been crying for 15 minutes.
    बेबी 15 मिनट तक रोती रही।
    పాప పదిహేను నిమిషాలనుంచి ఏడుస్తూనే వుంది.


6. She has been teaching them for 5 years.
     वह उन्हें 5 साल से पढ़ा रही है।
  ఆమె 5 సంవత్సరాలుగా వారికి బోధిస్తోంది.


7. I have been teaching in G.S.Spoken English Institute for the past 3 years.
      मैं पिछले 3 सालों से G.S.Spoken English Institute में पढ़ा रहा हूँ।

                 నేను గత 3 సంవత్సరాలుగా G.S.Spoken ఇంగ్లీష్ ఇనిస్టిట్యూట్‌లో బోధిస్తున్నాను.

8. Dr.Jane has been treating her for the past one year.
    डॉक्टर जेन पिछले एक साल से उसका इलाज कर रहे हैं। 
   డాక్టర్ జేన్ ఒక సంవత్సరం నుండి ఆమెకు చికిత్స చేస్తున్నాడు.


9. They have been constructing the building for one and half years.
     वे डेढ़ साल से भवन का निर्माण कर रहे हैं।
  వారు ఒకటిన్నర సంవత్సరాలుగా భవనాన్ని నిర్మిస్తున్నారు.


10. You have been telling about this business for two months but not yet started.
      आप दो महीने से इस व्यवसाय के बारे में बता रहे हैं लेकिन अभी तक शुरू नहीं हुआ है।
   మీరు ఈ వ్యాపారం గురించి రెండు నెలలుగా చెబుతున్నారు కాని ఇంకా ప్రారంభించలేదు.

                                                                                        PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

                                                                                          [HAS BEEN / HAVE BEEN]

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE                      [HAS BEEN / HAVE BEEN] He has been waiting for you.                               It has been raining since morning. They have been watching TV since evening.. She has been to doing this business for the past ten years..

                                                                        CONVERSATION

                                                     
                    CONVERSATION (Two Friends)
                   Linda:     You have been searching for something in the net.

                                   May I know what’s it?

                  Miriam:    I am seeing for the flights to Germany?

                  Linda:      I have been to Germany for three times. 

                                  May I know what for you want to go to Germany?

                  Miriam:    I have been to Germany twice and this is third time I am leaving                  

                                   for  Germany.  My sister and two brothers are there. So I am

                                   longing to visit them.

                 Linda:        What do they do there?

                 Miriam:    One brother is a doctor and another one is an engineer.

                                  Doctor has been working for the past 6 years.

                                  Engineer brother has been working for the past 10 years.

                Linda:       Oh! they are seniors. What about your sister?

                Miriam:    She is a nurse. She worked for 3 years and resigned the job.

                Linda:      May I accompany with you if you don’t mind?

                Miriam:   Oh! Why not? I love to travel with you.

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