PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE, (TENSES PART 4)

PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE :- (TENSES PART 4)

Flow diagram of Tenses

TYPES OF PERFECT TENSE	AFFIRMATIVE	INTERROGATIVE (?)	NEGATIVE
PRESENT PERFECT CONTI.	Sub+Has/Have+been+V1+ing+O+Since/for+T	Has/Have+S+been+V1+ing+O+Since/for+T+?	S+Has/Have+not+been+V1+ing+O+since/for+T
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS.	Sub+Had been+V1+ing+O+Since/for+T	Had+S+been+V1+ing+O+Since/for+T+?	S+Had not been+V1+ing+O+since/for+T
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS.	S+Will/shall+Have+been+V1+ing+O+Since/for+T	Will/shall+S+Have been+V1+ing+O+Since/for+T+?	S+Will/shall+not have been+V1+ing+O+since/for+T

Note :- Since is added point in the time, in the past e.g., (Year, weeks, months)

            Where, For is added in specific period of time e.g., (Days, hours, minutes, week, month)

Let's see some examples for PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE :-

1. He has been making kites since morning. (Simple Affi.)

2. The maid servant has been working in my home since 2 years. (Simple Affi.)

3. She has been sleeping for four hours. (Simple Affi.)

3. I have not been reading newspaper since morning. ( Negative)

4. The tab has not been running for three hours ( Negative)

5. Have you been waiting for me since yesterday ? (Interro?)

6. Has it been raining since morning ? (Interro?)

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE :-

Let's see some examples of Past Perfect Continuous Tense:-

1. He had been making kites since morning. (Simple Affi.)

2. The maid servant had been working in my home. (Simple Affi.)

3. She had been playing with friends for two hours. (Simple Affi.)

3. I had not been teaching Punjabi in this school for three years. ( Negative)

4. Rohan had not been reading since morning. ( Negative)

5. Had he been taking exercise since morning ? (Interro?)

6. Had the children not been making a noise for an hour ? (Interro?)

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE :-

Let's see some examples of Future Perfect Continuous Tense:-

1. He  will have been travelling for two days. (Simple Affi.)

2. They will have been waiting for you for many hours. (Simple Affi.)

3. I shall not have been reading a novel for two days. (Neg.)

4. The students will not have been making a noise for an hour. (Neg.)

5. Will you have been waiting for meal since 2'o clock ? (Interro ?)

6. Will the boys not have been playing football since morning ? (Interro ?)