present perfect continuous

English

Noun

present perfect continuous (uncountable)

Examples (grammar)
I have been working in this bank all my life.

(grammar) A tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time, started in the recent past. In English it is formed by using have been with a present participle.

Synonyms

present perfect progressive

Related terms

Translations

tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time

Finnish: kestoperfekti
Polish: czas teraźniejszy dokonany ciągły m

Russian: настоя́щее соверше́нное непреры́вное вре́мя n (nastojáščeje soveršénnoje neprerývnoje vrémja), настоя́щее соверше́нное продо́лженное вре́мя n (nastojáščeje soveršénnoje prodólžennoje vrémja)

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