S + Has/Have + Been + Verb-Ing + [ C ]

No.	S	Has/have	Been	Verb-Ing	C
1 2 3 4 5	I She He They We	have has has have have	been been been been been	waiting for living watching playing doing	you for more than an hour in Jakarta since last year television for two hours football since this morning the test for half

This pattern is also called Present Perfect Countinuous Tense (Verbal), and used to declare an event or activity that started in the past and still continues untill this day. The conjungtion in this pattern usually use for, and since.

SHORT CONVERSATIONS:

A     : Where is Tutik?

B     : She is in the bathroom.

A     : How long has she been taking a shower?

B     : For about an hour.

A     : Is your father has working at the Department of Foreign Affairs?

B     : Yes, he has been working there for five years.

A     : Getting job is not easy, isn’t it?

B     : Yes, I have been looking for a job since I graduated from univercity. Still, I don’t fine it yet.

A     : Almost all police officers have been searching Nurdin M. Top and Dr. Azhari for more than three years.

B     : Unfortunately, they haven’t found them. Maybe both of them have been hiding in foreign country for a long time.

A     : How long has the yearly seassion been lasting?

B     : For about three hours. I don’t know what they have been discussing so far.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING ENGLISH?

Jihan  : What are you doing, Tina?

Tina   : I am thinking about something.

Jihan  : What is it?

Tina  : Well, I have been learning English since I was at Junior High School. Still, I can’t speak English well.

Jihan  : Is that your reason to take an English course?

Tina  : Yes, it is.

Jihan  : How long have you been taking an English course?

Tina  : I have been studying at this course for six months.

Jihan  : No wonder. Your English is good now.

Tina  : I have a reliable teacher.

Jihan  : Who is he?

Tina  : He is Mr. Jacky. He has been teaching English for 3 years. He is an experienced teacher.

Jihan  : What did he suggest?

Tina  : He suggested me to practice English everyday.

Jihan  : How do you practice your English?

Tina  : I have been practicing speaking English with my friends since I studied at English course.

Jihan  : What else?

Tina  : He alway encourages his students to make compositions in English.

Jihan  : What are you writing?

Tina  : I have  been writing my childhood experience for two hours ago but I haven’t finished yet.

Jihan  : Oh, I see. Well, I must be leaving now because I don’t want to disturb you.

Tina   : Okay. See you.