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
The following words are often used as time signal in Present Perfect Progressive Tense:
For + period time
Since + beginning time
All morning day, week, and so on
Lately, recently
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So far, to date, up to now, until now
How long…?
Other examples by focusing on the conversation to state that form, the Present Perfect Tense more clearly:
1. A : You look busy right now, what are you doing?
B : I’m working on my physics experiment. It’s a long and difficult experiment.
A : How long have you been working on it? B : I started planning it last January. I have been working on it since then.
2. A : How long has Rusdy been studying English?
B : He has been studying English for five years.
3. A : Shhh, Riska is talking on the phone long-distance.
B : Who is she talking to?
A : Her brother. They have been talking for almost an hour. I think her
brother is in some kind of trouble. B : That’s too bad. I hope it’s nothing serious.
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CHAPTER IV THE PRESENT PERFECT VERSUS PRESENT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE TENSES
4.1 The Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive Tenses with Similar Meanings
Sometimes the present perfect progressive and present perfect tenses have similar meanings. In these cases, both the present perfect and the present perfect
progressive tenses can have a past-to-present time frame.
This meaning of the present perfect tense occurs most commonly with verbs such as begin, expect, hope, live, study, teach, wait, and work.
In addition, this use of the present perfect tense occurs with verbs not
normally used in the progressive tenses.
In general, a time expression is used to give this meaning and time frame to the present perfect tense.
Uses Examples
Time Expressions
A Period of Time from
the Past to the Present
Joe has been studying here since May. Joe has studied here since May.
He has been living in Medan for three years. He has lived in Medan for three years.
He has been working hard all day. He has worked hard all day.
Since + a point of time in the past
For + a period of time All + a period of time
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