Grammar Reference

Verbs

Present perfect continuous

Affirmative and negative

I/You/We/They have
haven't
been reading.
He/She/It has
hasn't

 

Question

Have I/you/we/they been reading?
Has he/she/it

 

The present perfect continuous is used:

- to talk about situations which started in the past and continue in the present.

- to explain the result of a recent past activity.