It has been raining for two hours.
It has been raining since early morning.
It has been raining since you came.
How long have you been waiting me? - I have been waiting for you for about an hour.
There are three perfect progressive tenses: progressive past perfect for actions that were continually performed in the past but have not continued to the present; progressive present perfect for actions that have continued from the past into the present; and progressive future perfect for actions that are expected to continue at some time in the future but will come to a definite end. Example of progressive past perfect: He had been complaining constantly until he was given some ice cream. Example of progressive present perfect: He has been complaining constantly since early this afternoon. Example of progressive future perfect: I think he will have been complaining constantly from lunch time until supper time about how small his dessert at lunch was.
present perfect progressive
present tense past tense future tense present perfect tense past perfect tense future perfect tense present progressive tense past progressive tense future progressive tense present perfect progressive tense past perfect progressive tense future perfect progressive tense
The present perfect progressive form of "sleep" is "has/have been sleeping."
Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future perfect Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive Past Emphatic Present Emphatic Conditional
There are actually 6: Present progressive tense Present perfect progressive tense Past progressive tense Past perfect progressive tense Future progressive tense Future perfect progressive tense The progressive tense is also known as the continuous tense.
Present perfect progressive - have been abiding. Past perfect progressive - had been abiding. Future perfect progressive - will have been abiding.
The present perfect progressive form of "discuss" is "have been discussing."
To form a progressive tense use the helping verb to beand the present participle (the -ing form of the verb)Progressives can be in the present past and future and can also be perfectpresent progressive I am workingpast progressive I was workingfuture progressive I will be workingPerfect progressivespresent perfect progressive I have beenworkingpast perfect progressive I had been workingfuture perfect progressive I will have beenworkingFe Maria Finch BA English
Present progressive tense:I am falling.You/We/They are falling.He/She/It is falling.Present perfect progressive tense:I/You/We/They have been falling.He/She/It has been falling.Past progressive tense:I/He/She/It was falling.You/We/They were falling.Past perfect progressive tense:Had been falling.Future progressive tense:Will be falling.Future perfect progressive tense:Will have been falling.
Have/has been planning is the present perfect progressive of plan.I/We/You/They have been planningHe/She/It has been planning
The present perfect progressive tense of print is:I/You/We have been printing.He/She/It has been printing.