Present Perfect Continuous



يتكون زمن الضارع التام المستمر من
[HAS / HAVE] + [BEEN] + [VERB+ing]


:EXAMPLES



I have been waiting here for two hours

She has only been studying English for two years


استخداماته



USE 1 Duration from the Past Until Now


يستخدم زمن المضارع التام المستمر للتعبير عن حدث بدأ في الماضي و استمر الي الان

We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes", "for two weeks", and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect
Continuous


EXAMPLES

They have been talking for the last hour

She has been working at that company for three years

James has been teaching at the University since June




USE 2 Recently, Lately


يستخدم زمن الضارع التام المستمر بدونفتره زمنيه الاعطاء معني اشمل و اعم.
و نستخدم عامه في هذه الحاله تعبيرات مثل lately( مؤخرا)

You can use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a duration such as "for five minutes", "for two weeks", and "since Tuesday". Without the durations, the this tense gives a more general meaning of "lately". We often use the words "lately" or "recently" in the sentence to strengthen this meaning


:EXAMPLES




Recently, I have been feeling really tired

She has been watching too much television lately

Mary has been feeling a little depressed

ACTIVE / PASSIVE Present Perfect Continuous

:EXAMPLES

Recently, John has been doing the work. ACTIVE

Recently, the work has been being done by John. PASSIVE


ملحوظه: زمن المضارع التام المستمر نادرا ما ياتي بصيغه الغير مباشر

NOTE: Present Perfect Continuous is rarely used in its passive form.