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What is "present perfect progressive"?

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exRanger profile picture exRangerDecember 2019
In English, the PPP is a verb tense which is used to show that an action started in the past and has continued up to the present moment. The present perfect continuous usually emphasizes duration, or the amount of time that an action has been taking place. The present perfect continuous is formed using has/have + been + present participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and has/have. Negatives are made with not. Examples:
1. Statement: They have been standing here for three hours.
2. Question: Have they been standing here for three hours?
3. Negative: They have not been standing here for three hours.

I suggest some web reading for a more full account of the mechanics re: the "present perfect progressive" verbal tense in English. -exRanger
AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgAugust 2020
The "present perfect progressive" tense is more commonly referred to as "present perfect continuous".