It is used to express an action which has started in past, still continuing and not completed so far. It is used to express a continued or ongoing action that started in past and is continued till now. In this tense, start time of action will always be given like – for a few days, for ten months, for 2 years, since Wednesday, since 2011, since September etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0909\u092a\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u090f\u0915 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u094b \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u0905\u0924\u0940\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0942 \u0939\u094b \u091a\u0941\u0915\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0905\u092d\u0940 \u092d\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u092c \u0924\u0915 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0909\u092a\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u090f\u0915 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u0902\u0924\u0930 \u092f\u093e \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\u091c\u094b \u0905\u0924\u0940\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0942 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u0925\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u092c \u0924\u0915 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0936\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e – \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0926\u093f\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f, \u0926\u0938 \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f, 2 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f, \u092c\u0941\u0927\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947, 2011 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947, \u0938\u093f\u0924\u0902\u092c\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0926\u093f\u0964
If start time of action is not given in the sentence, then it does not come under Present Perfect Continuous Tense. ‘Start time of action’ is the main factor which differentiates between Present Continuous Tense and Present Perfect Continuous Tense. e.g.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u092f\u0926\u093f \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u0902\u092d \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0924\u094b \u092f\u0939 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u0947\u0902\u091f \u092a\u0930\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0902\u091f\u093f\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0902\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 ‘\u0938\u094d\u091f\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e \u0911\u092b \u090f\u0915\u094d\u0936\u0928’ \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0924\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0902\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0902\u0938 \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u0947\u0902\u091f \u092a\u0930\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0902\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0902\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947
It is drizzling outsite – Present Continuous Tense.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u092c\u0942\u0902\u0926\u093e-\u092c\u093e\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 – \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0924\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u0902\u0924\u0930 tense<\/strong>\u0964
It has been drizzling outside since morning. – Present Perfect Continuous Tense.<\/strong>
\u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u0930\u093f\u092e\u091d\u093f\u092e \u092c\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0936 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938\u0947\u0902\u091f \u092a\u0930\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0902\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0902\u0938\u0964<\/strong>
In the above example, only start time of action ‘since morning’ is the factor which is changing the tense of the sentence.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u092f\u093e \u090f\u0915\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u091c\u094b \u092d\u0942\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0939\u094b, \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u092d\u0940 \u0924\u0915 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0928\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930\u094d\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0928\u094d\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0924 \u0906\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u091a\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948 – \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 ‘\u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948’, ‘\u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948’, ‘\u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902’ \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u092a\u0930\u0902\u0924\u0941 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u091c\u0930\u0941\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u0935\u0939 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0917\u0924 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u090f\u0915\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 ‘\u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948’, ‘\u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948’, ‘\u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902’ \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b, \u0924\u094b \u0935\u0939 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0928\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930\u094d\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0928\u094d\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u0939\u0948 \u0964
\u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0917\u0924 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u0935\u0939 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0928\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0928\u094d\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0928\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0928\u094d\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0905\u0938 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0928\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930\u094d\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0928\u094d\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092b\u0930\u094d\u0915 (\u0921\u093f\u092b\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0938) \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 – \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u092c\u0942\u0902\u0926\u093e \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 – \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0928\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0928\u094d\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0938
\u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u092c\u0942\u0902\u0926\u093e \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 -\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0928\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930\u094d\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0928\u094d\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0938
(\u0907\u0938 \u0909\u0926\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0923 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u092f “\u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947” \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u091f\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0926\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964)<\/p>\n\n\n\nPresent Perfect Continuous Tense – Positive<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Positive<\/th><\/tr> Type of Sentence<\/th> Rule<\/th><\/tr> Positive<\/td> Subject + Has\/Have + been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + For\/Since + Time + Remaining + (.)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n In Present Perfect Continuous Tense, helping verb ‘has been \/ have been’ is used and ‘Ing’ is added with first form of Verb. For time ‘Since or For’ is used. Word \u201cSince\u2019 is used when time mentioned in the sentence is certain and \u2018For\u2019 is used when time mentioned in the sentence is not certain.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0928\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930\u094d\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0928\u094d\u091f\u0940\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0905\u0938 \u091f\u0947\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0939\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e ‘has been \/ have been’ \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u092c \u0915\u0940 \u092b\u0930\u094d\u0938\u094d\u091f \u092b\u093c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 ‘Ing’ \u091c\u094b\u0921\u093c\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u090f \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f ‘Since \u092f\u093e For’ \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e \u0928\u093f\u0936\u094d\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b ‘Since’ \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e \u0905\u0928\u093f\u0936\u094d\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b ‘For’ \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964
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Use of ‘For’ and ‘Since’<\/th><\/tr> “For” is applied before uncertain time:-<\/th> “Since” is applied before certain time:-<\/th><\/tr> Five hours, two hours, an hour<\/td> 3 O’clock, 10 O’clock, 5 PM, 4 AM.<\/td><\/tr> few days, four days, seven days<\/td> Monday, Saturday, Sunday<\/td><\/tr> two months, eight months<\/td> March, June, December<\/td><\/tr> One year, ten years<\/td> 2011, 2012, 2013<\/td><\/tr> for a long time<\/td> Since long.<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> Yesterday, tomorrow, day after tomorrow<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> Morning, Evening, Night, Noon, Afternoon.<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> Birth, beginning, then, when<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Positive<\/th> \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u091c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092c \u092a\u0922\u093c \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0964<\/th><\/tr> Person<\/th> Subject<\/th> Has\/Have<\/th> Been + Verb(Ist Form) + Ing + Object<\/th> Since \/ For<\/th> Time + Remaining<\/th><\/tr> Ist person<\/td> I<\/td> have<\/td> been studying this book<\/td> since<\/td> 4 o’clock.<\/td><\/tr> Ist Person -Plural<\/strong><\/td> We<\/td> have<\/td> been studying this book<\/td> since<\/td> 4 o’clock.<\/td><\/tr> 2nd Person<\/td> You<\/td> have<\/td> been studying this book<\/td> since<\/td> 4 o’clock.<\/td><\/tr> 3rd Person -Singular<\/strong><\/td> He\/She\/It\/Ram<\/td> has<\/td> been studying this book<\/td> since<\/td> 4 o’clock.<\/td><\/tr> 3rd Person -Plural<\/strong><\/td> They\/boys<\/td> have<\/td> been studying this book<\/td> since<\/td> 3 o’clock<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is used to express an action which has started in past, still continuing and not completed so far. It is used to express a continued or ongoing action that started in past and is continued till now. In this tense, start time of action will always be given like – for a few days, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tense"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/grammar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}