To make the present perfect continuous, we use the present perfect of the verb "to be" and then we use the main verb in the 'ing' form.
She has been working here for almost a year now.
We have been waiting here since over an hour ago!
Here is the verb read in all forms of the present perfect continuous.
| Present Perfect Continuous | ||
|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Question |
| I have been reading You have been reading He has been reading She has been reading It has been reading We have been reading You have been reading They have been reading | I haven't been reading You haven't been reading He hasn't been reading She hasn't been reading It hasn't been reading We haven't been reading You haven't been reading They haven't been reading | Have I been reading? Have you been reading? Has he been reading? Has she been reading? Has it been reading? Have we been reading? Have you been reading? Have they been reading? |
Examples:
I have been washing the car. Look at it - isn't it spotless!
They have been wanting to get married for over five years.
You haven't been watching that terrible soap opera again have you!
She hasn't been studying hard enough and will fail the exams.
Have you been sitting here waiting for long?
Why have you been reading my letters?