(PART-4) TENSES MADE EASY USING TIME GRAPH,BEST WAY TO LEARN GRAMMAR (The Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense)

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                            The Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense

The perfect continuous tense are used to express the duration between two actions or events. Often, an expression of time is used with perfect continuous tenses.

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                          Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive)

The present perfect continuous tense is an event in progress, which started in the past and continues to the present. It will probably continue into the future.


Sue has been studying for two hours.
(Sue started studying and continues to
study up to the present. She will
probably continue to study.)




 -NOTE: The present perfect continuous tense is normally used with words such as before, when, after, since, by the time, etc.

 Examples of present perfect continuous tense:

 1. I have been working on the car engine since this morning.
2. Ruth has been babysitting the neighbor’s kids for six hours.

                              Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive)

The past perfect continuous tense is an event that was in progress when another past event occurred.
Study the following formula and timeline for past perfect continuous (progressive):

Sue had been studying for two hours
before her friend arrived.
(Sue had started and finished studying
before her friend arrived.)




NOTE: The past perfect continuous tense is normally used with words such as before, when, after, since, by the time, etc.

 Examples of past perfect continuous tense:

1. He had been drinking when the accident occurred.
2. Sarah had been exercising before the surgery.

                          Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive)

The future perfect continuous tense reflects an event that will have happened before another future event occurs.

Sue will have been studying for two hours when her friend arrives. (Sue starts and finishes studying
before her friend arrives. Both actions
are in the future.)




NOTE: The future perfect continuous tense is normally used with words such as before, when, after, since, by the time, etc.

Examples of future perfect continuous tense:
1. Larry will have been exercising for two hours before we go to dinner.
2. My kids will have been playing outside all afternoon by the time night falls.

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