The Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I have been working	Have I been working?	I have not been working
He She has been working It	He Has she been working? It	He She has not been working It
We You have been working They	We Have you been working? They	We You have not been They working

Present Perfect Continuous выражает действие, начавшееся в прошлом и продолжающееся в настоящем.Типичные предлоги для Present Perfect Continuous: for, since. Present Perfect Continuous переводится на русский язык глаголом в настоящем времени.

Иногда практически нет различия в значении между Present Perfect и Present Perfect Continuous.

How long have you worked here?

How long have you been working here?

Глаголы с оттенком значения длительности (wait, work, learn, travel, play и т.д.) употребляются в Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

I have been playing tennis since I was a boy.

Глаголы, не имеющие оттенка длительности, (find, start, buy, die, lose, break, stop и т.д.) обычно не употребляются в Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

I have bought a new car.

He has lost his key.

Глаголы, выражающие состояние (like, love, know, have for “possession” и т.д.) не употребляются в Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

We have known each other for a few weeks.

How long have you had your car?

Present Perfect в сравнении с Present Perfect Continuous часто выражает законченность действия.

I have written three letters today.