What tense is used to talk about things that have happened and continue to happen in the past?
What tense is used about things that have happened and continue to happen in the past?
To talk about things that began in the past and continue to happen up to the present, you use the present perfect continuous tense. This tense is formed using the structure:
[has/have been] + [present participle of the verb]
For example:
“She has been studying for three hours.” (She started studying in the past and is still studying now.)
“They have been living in that house since 2005.” (They started living there in 2005 and continue to live there.)
The present perfect continuous tense highlights the ongoing nature of an action or situation that started in the past and continues into the present.
– Written By Chantel Philip
