Eka has not been feeling a little depressed.
What have you been doing?
Recently, I have been feeling really tired.
Note: Remember that the present perfect progressive has the meaning of “lately” or
“recently.” If you use the present perfect progressive in a question such as, “Have you been feeling alright?”, it can suggest that the person look sick or unhealthy.
A question such as, “Have you been smoking?” can suggest that you smell the smoke on the person. Using this tense in a question suggest you can see, smell,
hear or feel the results of the action. It is possible to insult someone by using this tense incorrectly.
3.3 The Way of Forming Present Perfect Progressive Tense
The verbs of Present Perfect Progressive Tense have three parts, they are: 1.
It has a part which has progressive form middle, so the –ing form is also used and have the same way of forming with it is explained in Present
Progressive and Past Progressive. 2.
Progressive tense uses helping verb “BE”, so the Present Perfect Progressive also uses the helping verb that is “BEEN”.
3. Perfect uses helping verb “HaveHas”, so that Present Perfect Progressive the
form of up to now.
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The examples of using Present Perfect Progressive Tense in sentence:
1. Positive Sentence Structure : S + HaveHas + Been + V-ing + O
Examples:
You have been working here for three years.
He has been teaching us since last years.
They have been watching VCD the whole night.
2. Negative Sentence Structure: S + HaveHas + Not + Been + V-ing + O
Examples:
I have not been working there for two week.
It has not been reading since morning.
He has not been living in Lenteng for three years.
3. Interrogative Sentence Structure:
HaveHas + S + Been + V-ing + O
Examples:
Have I been reading since morning?
Has she been studying since last night?
Has Riska been teaching us since last years?
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4. Negative Question Structure:
HaveHas + Not + S + Been + V-ing + O
Examples:
Haven’t they been sleeping since 10.00?
Hasn’t she been watching VCD the whole night?
5. Interrogative sentence which subject is unknown Structure:
WhoWhat + Has + Not + Been + V-ing + O
Examples:
Who hasn’t been sleeping in the class this morning?
What has been sleeping on my shirt?
Who hasn’t been studying in the class this morning?
What hasn’t been sitting on the table?
6. Interrogative sentence which is used for asking news
a. Positive Sentence
Structure: What When Where Who Why How + HasHave + S + Been + V-ing + O
Examples:
Where has your father been sleeping?
When have they been playing Pingpong?
What has it been staying in the garden?
How long have you been studying?
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Who has your Brother been watching VCD?
b. Negative Sentence
Structure: WhatWhenWhereWhoWhyHow + Has Have Not + S + V-ing
Examples:
Where hasn’t Anis been eating?
When haven’t they been buying shirt?
What hasn’t it been working in the yard?
How long haven’t you been studying?
Why haven’t we been sitting on the chair?
Who hasn’t your brother been watching TV?
7. The short answer in Present Perfect Progressive Tense
Examples:
Have you been sleeping a lot lately?
Yes. We have No. We haven’t
3.4 Time Signals
