Verb Tenses: Present Perfect Progressive

Verb Tenses

• Verb tenses indicate the time an action occurs
• The present perfect progressive tense is used for actions that began in the past, continue in the present and will continue in the future.

Formation of the Present Perfect Progressive

• It is formed using "have," "been," and the -ing form of the main verb.
• The present perfect is formed by combining "have" with a past participle.
• A progressive verb combines "be" with a verb ending in -ing.
• The past participle of "be" is "been".
• The present perfect progressive uses the structure "have + been + -ing verb".
• "Have" changes form based on the subject.

Contractions in Present Perfect Progressive

• A contraction is a shortened form of a word.
• The contraction for “have” is “'ve."
• The contraction for "has" is "s'".
• Subject pronouns can be used with contractions of "have" and "has".
• Contractions of "has" can sometimes be used with singular nouns, but not with plural nouns.