Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense – совершенное продолженное время

Действие началось и длится до определенного момента времени

Образуется с помощью глаголов to have в требуемом времени и лице + been +Ving

Present Perfect Continuous – настоящее совершенное продолженное

Действие началось в прошлом и длится до сих пор.

I (we, you, they) have been waiting for you for an hour – я жду тебя уже час

I have been writing letters since dinner – я пишу письма с обеда

He (she, it) has been working here for 6 years – он работает здесь 6 лет

He has been working here for 6 years

He has not (hasn’t) been working here for 6 years

Have you been working here for 6 years?

Haven’t you been working here for 6 years?

Why have you been working here for 6 years?

Why haven’t you been working here for 6 years?

Have you been working here for 6 or 8 years?

You have been working here for 6 years, haven’t you?

You haven’t been working here for 6 years, have you?

Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.

How long have you been living here? – сколько ты здесь уже живешь?

Past Perfect Continuous – прошедшее совершенное продолженное

Действие началось в прошлом и продолжалось к моменту разговора в прошлом. (чаще всего используется при согласовании времен)

It was now 6 and he was tired because he had been working since dawn – было уже 6 часов и он был уставшим, так как работал с рассвета

He (I, she, we, you, they) had been trying to get her on the phone – он пытался найти ее по телефону

We had been playing tennis for about half an hour when it started to rain very heavily – мы играли в теннис около получаса, когда пошел сильный дождь

He said he had been living here for 2 years – он сказал, что живет здесь уже 2 года

He had been trying to get her on the phone

He had not (hadn’t) been trying to get her on the phone

Had he been trying to get her on the phone?

Hadn’t he been trying to get her on the phone?

Why had he been trying to get her on the phone?

Why hadn’t he been trying to get her on the phone?

Had he been trying to get her on the phone or by mail?

He had been trying to get her on the phone, hadn’t he?

He hadn’t been trying to get her on the phone, had he?

Yes, he had. No, he hadn’t.

Future Perfect Continuous – будущее совершенное продолженное

Действие начнется до определенного момента в будущем и будет продолжаться до этого момента.

We will (we’ll) have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time – мы будем работать над этой проблемой уже в течении месяца, когда вы приедете во второй раз.

We will have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time

We will not (won’t) have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time

Will you have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time?

Won’t you have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time?

Why will you have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time?

Why won’t you have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time?

Will you have been working at this problem for a month or for two months when you visit us a second time?

You will have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time, won’t you?

You won’t have been working at this problem for a month when you visit us a second time, will you?