English Lessons

What is the present perfect continuous tense? The present perfect continuous verb tense is used to describe actions that started in the past and are continuing into the present. It emphasizes the continuity of the action. He has been reading "  Crime  and Punishment” for two months. In this sentence, using the present perfect continuous conveys that reading   Crime  and Punishment  is an activity that began sometime in the past and is not yet finished. How to form the present perfect continuous tense The formula for the present perfect continuous tense is: [ have/has ] + [ been ] + [present participle (verb +  -ing )]. Recently  and  lately  are words that you often find with verbs in the present perfect continuous tense. Jack  has been competing  in flute competitions recently .  (and he will continue to do so) She  haven’t been feeling  well lately . Recently , He' ve been mi...

John will already have beaten when his friend arrives . Future Perfect Tense We use the future perfect simple ( will/won't have  + past participle) to talk about something that will be completed before a specific time in the future . The students are coming at 8 a.m. I'll have opened school  by then. On 9 October we'll have been married for 20 years. Will they have arrived to village when you get back? We can use phrases like  by  or  by the time  (meaning 'at some point before') and   in  or  in a day's time / in two months' time / in five years' time  etc . (meaning 'at the end of this period') to give the time period in which the action will be completed. We won't have written all the reports by next month. By the time I  arrive, the kids will have gone to bed. You'll have finished in a day and then you can watch a film. In two years' time , She'll have graduated from university.