A tense formed by combining the present perfect of the verb be with the present participle of the main verb:
Subject Present Perfect Of ‘Be’ Present Participle Of Main Verb
She has been working.
They have been writing.
Uses:
To refer to a repeated or continuous action with effects in the present:
She has been working out in Sierra Leone for a number of years.
To refer to a fairly recent activity that was repeated or continuous and is relevant now:
Recently Julia has been encountering difficulties.
To explain something in the present by referring to a past action or event:
I’m happy with my decision to rest him because he has been competing since January.
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