Present Perfect Continuous: I have been running for an hour., I have been dancing since the music started., I have been eating snacks all afternoon., I have been playing soccer for two hours., I have been writing this report for days., Describes an ongoing action that started in the past and continues now., Past Perfect Continuous: I had been running for an hour before it started to rain., I had been dancing for hours when the music stopped., I had been eating when the phone rang., I had been playing video games before dinner., I had been writing my essay when the power went out., Describes an ongoing action in the past that was completed before another past action., Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been running for two hours by the time you join me., I will have been dancing for five hours by the end of the party., I will have been eating for 30 minutes when the show begins., I will have been playing soccer for an hour when the coach arrives., I will have been writing for three hours by the time you check in., Describes an ongoing action that will continue until a specific time in the future.,

English Tenses Pt. 4 Perfect Continuous

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