Explanation of Present Perfect Continuous Tense in Urdu
Observe the following sentences:-
1. I am playing cricket. (right now) (Present Continuous)
2. I have been playing cricket since 8 in the morning. (right now) (Present Perfect Continuous)
If you pay a little attention to both of the sentences, you should see that both of the actions started some time back in past and both of the actions are still going on.But, the biggest difference between the two sentences is TIME. In sentence 1 time is not present, but in sentence 2 times is present and that is the biggest difference between Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous.
So the rule is simple, when you want to tell whatever you are doing at the time of speaking and you don't want to mention how long you have been doing it, use Present Continuous Tense and when you want to tell the action you are doing and how long you have been doing it, use Present Perfect Continuous.In other words,this tense is used to indicate the duration or starting point of an activity that began in the past and continues to the present.
Sara is sleeping. (right now without time) (Present Continuous)
Sara has been sleeping for five hours. (still sleeping but with time) (Present Perfect Continuous).
Present Perfect Continuous is also used for actions already completed but in such cases the continuity of the activity is emphasized as an explanation of something.
"Why are your clothes so dirty?" -----------"I have been playing football in the park."
"You look sleepy"----------"Yeah! I have been working late at night."
20 comments:
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Dear Sir I have been staying here for a longtime
I have been waiting for you a long time (both sentences staying ,waiting started past time and still continue)so in that case are these sentences correct or not ?
Today he looks not well .Because he has been fighting with his wife last night. and how is this sentence
Asslam alaikum Sir
Sara has been sleeping for long time
Sara has been waiting for me long time
it means both sleeping,waiting has started and still continue.so in that case Can we make a sentences like that or is that must to put a time.
Could you please Explain me
Ayminath Maldives
walaikum us salaam, I didn't understand your question. Kindly clear what you actually mean.
Dear sir,
would you pls make me understand the difference b/w this 2 confusion.
1.i have gon to paris.
2.i have been to paris.
Both of them are right, if you are talking about your experience. Sentence 2 is more common.
I have gone = I am there now
I have been = In my life, I have visited this place
i.e, Where's Faisal? Oh, he's gone to the store, he'll be back later
Hi Faisal, you look relaxed! Yes, I've been to the beach.
Adam
EFL teacher,UK
When one is already in Paris should not be saying "I have gone to Paris"
your audio files here are not working, would you pls check these. thanks
salam..
Faisal bahi... I would like to give heaps of thanks to you because you have done a great job on your website.I have studied in English medium school in Pakistan but the way they teach us english like chuka hay,chukay hain than we use present perfect but after visiting your website now i have been learning english for 3 months.please keep working on this.thanks
dear faisal sir, could u please explain to me that when do we use the present perfect continuous tense without any time-expressions.
.....and when we use the words lately, recently, all day/morning/week/year ...is the action or activity finished/completed at the time of speaking or going on/happening.... sir, I'LL be waiting for your reply.... bye for now...
Dear sir,
you are so kind to us for helping to improving our english.May Allah give you its reward.
Thanks & best regards
Yours fan
Fazal Khan
thanx for this
assalam iam amaal why we cant say i was playing football...instead of i have been playing football...in the answer
Dear brothers,
Gone to" shows the idea of going only and not coming back, but "been to" shows the idea of going and coming back. that's it.
Dear sir,
i am little bit confuse between the use of "since and for" kindly clear my concept.
give me an example of present perfect continuous tens in which we use "for"???
because i have a concept "for" only use if an action has been finished or we have starting and ending points but in present perfect continuous action is still going on so how use for??????
sir you gave an example "sara has been sleeping for five hours"
it means she is still sleeping so we don't have any ending point. then how use "for"??
please clear my mind regarding my this problem i am thinking "sara has been sleeping since five hours"
if she is still sleeping...
dear mr faisal plz post a video tutorial of this tense.
Brother I like your teaches m in Uk but I blong from Pakistan I have need to learn and improve my English asap,but I have problem a bit bcz I could'nt understand sumthing about engilsh ,as u kno that mostly peoples speak very short English in englad aften British peoples ,so I have problem to understand properly,my listening is good but I can't discraib sumtime good,plz could u help me for speaking?I just want to know about (,have,had,have been,)plz explain me where and when I can use these words ,and I want to kno that aswel that what's the difference between(was )and 2nd verb I hop u can explain me well m waiting ur ans,thanx
salaam sir
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