Perfect Continuous Tenses Flashcards
What’s the grammatical structure for the Present Perfect Continuous?
Subject + have/has + been + verb “ing”
What’s the grammatical structure for the Past Perfect Continuous?
Subject + had + been + verb “ing”
What’s the grammatical structure for the Future Perfect Continuous?
Subject + will have been + verb “ing”
What do the Perfect Continuous Tenses emphasize?
An action that continues up to another point; Duration; How long?
What’s a characteristic of the Present Perfect Continuous?
The action could be ongoing OR could have stopped just before the present time
“I have been practicing this song for days.”
What does the Past Perfect Continuous emphasize?
A past action that continues up to another past point and could be ongoing
“By the time I performed the song, I had been practicing for months.”
What’s a characteristic of the Future Perfect Continuous?
An action continues up to another future point
“By the time I perform the song, I will have been practicing for months.”
