After discussing simple tenses of the verb, perfect tenses, and continuous tenses. Next are the Perfect Progressive or Perfect Continuous Tenses of the verb.
Remember when we say, perfect, it means 'complete'(the action has been completed), and progressive means 'unfinished' (the action is not yet finished and continues in the present, and may continue in the future).
Present Perfect Progressive > also known as the perfect present continuous, an action that started in the past and is continuing at the present time. This is formed using
has/have been + verb with -ing
Examples:
She has been reading the novel for two weeks now.
You have been playing that game since last year.
I have not been seeing Julie lately.
Susie has been playing piano since she was a child.
Past Perfect Progressive > also known as the past perfect continuous, an action that started in the past but continued up to another time in the past. This is formed using
had been + verb with -ing
Examples:
I had been telling you to stop smoking since last year.
They had been creating unrest in the neighborhood for 3 years.
We had not been cleaning our home since last month.
Patrick and Liza had been dancing until Patrick died a year ago.
Future Perfect Progressive > also known as the future perfect continuous, an action that begins sometimes in the past but is expected to continue up until a point in the future. This is formed using
will have been + verb with -ing
Examples:
In January, I will have been teaching at my school for ten years.
He will have been waiting for two hours by the time his girlfriend arrives.
You will not have been working in the office for 3 months.
Even though the TV show will have been airing for another year, it will continue with its new time slot.
** Progressive tenses use action verbs only and not stative verbs. Stative verbs are state of being that does not show qualities of change. It includes emotions, possessions, and thoughts.
Remember when we say, perfect, it means 'complete'(the action has been completed), and progressive means 'unfinished' (the action is not yet finished and continues in the present, and may continue in the future).
Present Perfect Progressive > also known as the perfect present continuous, an action that started in the past and is continuing at the present time. This is formed using
has/have been + verb with -ing
Examples:
She has been reading the novel for two weeks now.
You have been playing that game since last year.
I have not been seeing Julie lately.
Susie has been playing piano since she was a child.
Past Perfect Progressive > also known as the past perfect continuous, an action that started in the past but continued up to another time in the past. This is formed using
had been + verb with -ing
Examples:
I had been telling you to stop smoking since last year.
They had been creating unrest in the neighborhood for 3 years.
We had not been cleaning our home since last month.
Patrick and Liza had been dancing until Patrick died a year ago.
Future Perfect Progressive > also known as the future perfect continuous, an action that begins sometimes in the past but is expected to continue up until a point in the future. This is formed using
will have been + verb with -ing
Examples:
In January, I will have been teaching at my school for ten years.
He will have been waiting for two hours by the time his girlfriend arrives.
You will not have been working in the office for 3 months.
Even though the TV show will have been airing for another year, it will continue with its new time slot.
** Progressive tenses use action verbs only and not stative verbs. Stative verbs are state of being that does not show qualities of change. It includes emotions, possessions, and thoughts.
