We use it

To talk about actions beginning in the past till the present time.

To refer to actions which have been going on for a period of time, so we use prepositions...

For - Since

(For six hours or Since 1990).

Also the expressions Lately or Recently can be used.

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Subject + Have - Has + Been + Verb -ing + the rest of the sentence.

The use of the auxiliaries "Have" or "Has" will depend on the subject of the sentence.

If the subject is or equals

He - She - It

we use the auxiliary "Has".

If the subject is or equals

I - You - We - They

we use the auxiliary "Have".

After writing "Have" or "Has" in this verbal tense, the word "Been" is always used followed by the main verb with the -Ing form at the end of it.

Subject + Have Not / Has Not + Been + Verb Ing + the rest of the sentence.

The negative structure is the same as the Affirmative form but you add "Not" to the auxiliaries "Have" and "Has".

For this reason we write

Have Not (Haven't).

or

Has Not (Hasn't).

Have / Has + Subject + Been + Verb Ing + the rest of the sentence?

In the interrogative form, the auxiliaries

Have - Has

are written before the subject of the sentence.

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Answer

Correct Answer

_ _ _ _ _ in a tent.

I has been living

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I've been living

Well done!

I have be living

Wrong answer

Evan _ _ _ _ _ recently.

has not been crying

You did it!

hasn't been cry

Wrong answer

has crying

Keep trying

She has _ _ _ _ _ here since she was a child.

be living

Keep trying

living

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been living

Good!

Which of the following sentences is grammatically wrong?

Has he to be stalking you?

Great!

Has he been stalking you?

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Have you been running today?

Wrong answer

We can use either "HAVE/HAS" or the short form 'VE/'S.

True

Cool!

False

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We generally use FOR/SINCE in this tense.

True

You did it!

False

Wrong answer

The main verb of the sentence is conjugated in Participle.

True

Try again

False

That´s it!

In the negative form, we use isn't - aren't.

True

Wrong answer

False

Correct answer!

We write HAVEN'T/HASN'T in the negative form.

True

Well done!

False

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They _ _ _ _ _ working all night long.

have been

Good!

has been

Wrong answer

has

Keep trying

My doctor _ _ _ _ _ studying since she was 20.

have been

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has being

Wrong answer

has been

Great!

I _ _ _ _ _ hockey for years.

have been play

Keep trying

have playing

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have been playing

Cool!

Tom _ _ _ _ _ reading this book.

hasn't been

You did it!

hasn't be

Wrong answer

have been

Keep trying

Have you _ _ _ _ _ running lately?

being

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been

That´s it!

be

Wrong answer

Has he been _ _ _ _ _ well?

sleep

Keep trying

sleeping

Correct answer!

has

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