Sujeito + Verbo To Have (Simple Present) + Verbo To Be (Present Perfect) + Verbo principal com –ing OU um substantivo + complemento
Exemplos:
- I have been playing tennis since high school. (Eu tenho jogado tênis desde o ensino médio)
- I have been playing tennis since high school. (Eu tenho jogado tênis desde o ensino médio)
- Mark has been a chemistry teacher for twenty years. (Mark é professor de química há vinte anos)
- Mark has been a chemistry teacher for twenty years. (Mark é professor de química há vinte anos)
- Ben has been waiting for his fiancée for six months. (Ben tem esperado por sua noiva há seis meses)
- Ben has been waiting for his fiancée for six months. (Ben tem esperado por sua noiva há seis meses)
Forma Afirmativa (Affirmative Form)
Sujeito + Verbo To Have (Simple Present) + Verbo To Be (Present Perfect) + Verbo principal com –ing OU um substantivo + complemento
Exemplos:
- Joanne has been a nurse for ten years. (Joanne é enfermeira há 10 anos)
- Joanne has been a nurse for ten years. (Joanne é enfermeira há 10 anos)
- Luke has been my bestfriends since we were kids. (Luke tem sido meu melhor amigo desde que éramos crianças)
- Luke has been my bestfriends since we were kids. (Luke tem sido meu melhor amigo desde que éramos crianças)
- We have been waiting for our weddings day. (Nós temos esperado pelo dia dos nossos casamentos)
- We have been waiting for our weddings day. (Nós temos esperado pelo dia dos nossos casamentos)
Forma Negativa (Negative form)
Sujeito + verbo to have (simple present) + not + verbo to be (present perfect) + verbo principal com –ing OU o substantivo + complemento.
Exemplos:
- John has not been attending school. I’m worried about him. (John não tem frequentado a escola. Estou muito preocupado com ele)
- John has not been attending school. I’m worried about him. (John não tem frequentado a escola. Estou muito preocupado com ele)
- I have not been feeling well since last summer. I think I should see a doctor. (Eu não tenho me sentido bem desde o verao passado. Acho que deveria ver um médico)
- I have not been feeling well since last summer. I think I should see a doctor. (Eu não tenho me sentido bem desde o verao passado. Acho que deveria ver um médico)
- They have not been working for 3 months. They’re unemployed. (Eles não tem trabalhado há 3 meses. Estão desempregados)
- They have not been working for 3 months. They’re unemployed. (Eles não tem trabalhado há 3 meses. Estão desempregados)
Forma interrogativa (Forma interrogativa)
To have (simple present) + sujeito + verbo to be (present perfect) + verbo principal com –ing OU substantivo + complemento
Exemplos:
- Has Robert been asking about me these last months? (O Robert tem perguntado de mim nesses últimos meses?)
- Has Robert been asking about me these last months? (O Robert tem perguntado de mim nesses últimos meses?)
- Have you been living in England all this time? Do you like it? (Você tem vivido na Inglaterra durante todo esse tempo? Você gosta?)
- Have you been living in England all this time? Do you like it? (Você tem vivido na Inglaterra durante todo esse tempo? Você gosta?)
- Has he been feeling sick these past few days? I am a doctor and I can help him. (Ele tem se sentido doente esses últimos dias? Sou médico e posso ajudá-lo)
- Has he been feeling sick these past few days? I am a doctor and I can help him. (Ele tem se sentido doente esses últimos dias? Sou médico e posso ajudá-lo)
Tabela de Conjugação – Present Perfect Continuous
| Afirmativo | Negativo | Interrogativo |
| I have been working | I have not been working | Have I been working? |
| You have been working | You have not been working | Have you been working? |
| He has been working | He has not been working | Has he been working? |
| She has been working | She has not been working | Has she been working? |
| It has been working | It has not been working | Has it been working? |
| They have been working | They have not been working | Have they been working? |
| We have been working | We have not been working | Have we been working? |