Present perfect continuous tense rules and application
Sentence: I eat food.
In the above sentence I is the subject, eat is the verb and food is the object.
1st form of verb: eat, 2nd form of verb: ate, 3rd form of verb: eaten
Positive sentence
(I, We, They, You) as a subject
Subject + have + been +1st form of verb + ing + object
I have been eating food. |
We have been eating food. |
They have been eating food. |
You have been eating food. |
(He, She, It) as a subject
Subject + has + been + 1st form of verb + ing + object
He has been eating food. |
She has been eating food. |
It has has eating food. |
Negative sentence
(I, We, They, You) as a subject
Subject+ have + not + been + 1st form of verb + ing + object
I have not been eating food. |
We have not been eating food. |
They have not been eating food. |
You have not been eating food. |
(He, She, It) as a subject
Subject + has+ 3rd form of verb + object
He has not been eating food. |
She has not been eating food. |
It has not been eating food. |
Interrogative sentence
(I, We, They, You) as a subject
Have + subject + been + 1st form of verb + ing + object
Have I been eating food? |
Have we been eating food? |
Have they been eating food? |
Have you been eating food? |
(He, She, It) as a subject
Has + subject + been + 1st form of verb + ing + object
Has he been eating food? |
Has she been eating food? |
Has it been eating food? |