Definition: it describes an action that began in the past and continues in the present and may keep happening in the future.
Example: I have been eating cookies and snacks.
Helping Verbs: Has/have been
Sentence structure
- Positive = Subject + has/have + been + Present participle + Object
- Negative = Subject + has not/have not + been + Present participle + Object
- Interrogative = Has/have + Subject + been + Present participle + Object
- Negative Interrogative = Hasn’t/haven’t + Subject + been + Present participle + Object?
Positive Sentences
- Electricians have been fixing the electronic issues.
- She has been studying all night.
Negative Sentences
- The Mechanic hasn’t been repairing my car.
Interrogative Sentences
- Have those workmen been working all day?
Interrogative Sentences with (questions word)
- Where have those workmen been working all day?
Negative Interrogative Sentences
- Haven’t we been eating all the dishes at the wedding party?
