Present perfect progressive

What is the present perfect progressive?

The present perfect progressive, also present perfect continuous, is the tense used for actions that began in the past and last until a present or almost present moment.

The present perfect progressive is conjugated with the present tense of have, the past participle of be(been) and the present participle (-ing form) of the main verb.

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Example

When to use the present perfect progressive

The present perfect progressive expresses actions that started in the past and are still ongoing or recently completed in the present.

When an action is still ongoing in the present, the present perfect progressive:

Example:

—How longhave you been working at the gym?

—I’ve been working there for two weeks.

I started the j