have been /has been writing since/for ......
Present perfect progressive/continuous
For -----> 30 minutes/an hour/three hours/ five years/ long time/a week/three months etc.
Since-----> December/Monday/12 O' clock/ 4.30 p.m./6th September/1999/.Beginning of this year/ When I was as child/Christmas/ 6th April etc.
He has been watching TV since early morning- (Message/information/news etc.) - simple sentence
He/she/it + hasn't been + verb (present continuous) + since + Period of the beginning
She hasn't been watching TV since morning. (She has been studying.) - Negative sentence.
Has he/she/it + been + verb (Present continuous) + since + Period of the beginning.
Has he been watching TV since early morning? - 'yes/no' questions
Hasn't + he/she/it + been +verb (present continuous) + since + period of the beginning.
Hasn't he been watching TV since early morning? 'yes/no' negative question.
'wh' word + has he/she/it + been + verb (present continuous)
How long has she been watching TV? - 'wh' question
NOTE: He/she/It include all singular nouns,pronouns,things, common nouns, proper nouns collective nouns etc. When far is used instead of since the duration must be indicated
Pattern (he/she/it) - state
He/she/it + has + been+ state + since + (beginning of the period
He has been ill since Monday
NOTE: When far is used instead of since the duration is used
Others sentences
She has had a headache since morning. (Had is past participle of have.)
How long has she been on holiday? She has been on holiday since Monday
How long has she been a teacher? She has been a teacher for five years.
Talking in general (with There)
There has been no rain here since January./ For a long time
There has been no activity in this theater for a long time
There has been more Americans killed in road accidents than in all wars in the last century.
Present perfect progressive/continuous
Action began (in the past)----à---action continues in the Present------>may continue in future.
This tens mainly indicates that the activity or state, which began in the past is still continues and may continue in the future. Here for is used to indicate the duration of the activity or state and since is used to indicate the start of the period of activity or state. we also use all the day ,all the morning etc. with this tense
He is reading a news paper. - now (present continuous tens)
He has been reading a news paper since morning/ since 1985.
He has been reading a news paper for 5 hours/25 years.
A - Pattern ( I/we/you /they) - Activity
I/we/you/they+ have been + verb (present continuous) + since +period of the beginning.
They have been watching TV since early morning- (Message/information/news etc.)-simple sentence
I/we/you/they + haven't been + verb (present continuous) + since + Period of the beginning
They haven't been watching TV since morning. (They have been studying.) - Negative sentence.
Have + I/we/you/they + been + verb (Present continuous) + since + Period of the beginning.
Have they been watching TV since early morning? - 'yes/no questions
Haven't + I/we/you/they + been +verb (present continuous) + since + period of the beginning.
Haven' they been watching TV since early morning? 'yes/no' negative question.
'wh' word + have + I/we/you/they + been + verb (present continuous)
How long have they been watching TV? - 'wh' question
NOTE: When far is used instead of since the duration must be indicated
They includes all plural nouns, Proper nouns, common nouns, things etc.
'yes/no' question means, the question for which the response is either yes/no.
'wh' word means what, when, how, how long,, which etc.
Present continuous - When you add ing to base verb form it become present continuous
form ( work + ing = working)
form ( work + ing = working)
Pattern (I/we/you/they) - state
I/we/you/they+ have + been+ state + since + (beginning of the period)/for + duration
They have been in Beijing since 1989./ They have been in Beijing for 20 years.
Other sentences
Joe and Mary have been married since 1975.
How long have they been married? They have been marred for fifty years.
How long have they lived here? They have lived here for ten years. (In this pattern Verb must have past participle form- lived is the past participle form of verb live.)
How long have you known her? I have known her for ten years.(In this pattern Verb must have past participle form- Known is the past participle of know.)
How long have you had your bike? I have had it since 2011. (had is the past participle of the verb form have.)
B - Pattern - (he/she/it)
He/she/it + has been + verb (present continuous) + since +period of the beginning.
He/she/it + hasn't been + verb (present continuous) + since + Period of the beginning
She hasn't been watching TV since morning. (She has been studying.) - Negative sentence.
Has he/she/it + been + verb (Present continuous) + since + Period of the beginning.
Has he been watching TV since early morning? - 'yes/no' questions
Hasn't + he/she/it + been +verb (present continuous) + since + period of the beginning.
Hasn't he been watching TV since early morning? 'yes/no' negative question.
'wh' word + has he/she/it + been + verb (present continuous)
How long has she been watching TV? - 'wh' question
NOTE: He/she/It include all singular nouns,pronouns,things, common nouns, proper nouns collective nouns etc. When far is used instead of since the duration must be indicated
Pattern (he/she/it) - state
He/she/it + has + been+ state + since + (beginning of the period
He has been ill since Monday
NOTE: When far is used instead of since the duration is used
Others sentences
She has had a headache since morning. (Had is past participle of have.)
How long has she been on holiday? She has been on holiday since Monday
How long has she been a teacher? She has been a teacher for five years.
Talking in general (with There)
There has been no rain here since January./ For a long time
There has been no activity in this theater for a long time
There has been more Americans killed in road accidents than in all wars in the last century.
Short conversation
How long have you been learning French?
I have been learning French for two years.
How long has she been studying ?
She has been studying since last Monday.
How long have you know him?
I have known him for a long time. (Verb known is the past participle of verb know)
How long has she lived here?
She has lived here all her life. (Verb lived is the past participle of verb live)
Haven't you been watching TV since Morning?
No, I have been studying.
In news headlines (Not real )
There has been no activity at NATO headquarter since January.
Republicans have been debating the stimulus package issue since last December.
China has been doing good in space and nuclear sciences since the dawn of this century.
The president has been in Cairo since Monday.
We have been doing good job on unemployment issue: Interior Minister.
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