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Present perfect continuous

کچھ وقت سے جاری کام

B1 · Grammar · About 8 minutes

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Four small steps. No timer, no lost lives. Learn from each answer.

  1. 1 · Understand
  2. 2 · Questions
  3. 3 · Sentence game
  4. 4 · Your reward

First, understand this idea.

Have/has been + ing. “I have been studying for an hour” duration par focus hai. “I have read three pages” completed result hai.

حال تک جاری یا حال ہی میں رکے کام پر توجہ دینے کے لیے have یا has been کے بعد ing استعمال کریں۔

have / has been + verb-ing

I have been studying for an hour.

میں ایک گھنٹے سے پڑھ رہا ہوں۔

Read the full lesson first

The present perfect continuous focuses on an activity continuing up to now or recently stopping with a present result. It often emphasises the activity or its duration rather than a completed quantity.

First, understand the idea.

Have/has been + ing. “I have been studying for an hour” duration par focus hai. “I have read three pages” completed result hai.

have / has been + verb-ing

See it. Hear it. Say it.

I have been studying for an hour.

میں ایک گھنٹے سے پڑھ رہا ہوں۔

She has been working on a project.

وہ ایک منصوبے پر کام کر رہی ہے۔

It has been raining all morning.

صبح سے بارش ہو رہی ہے۔

One common mistake to avoid.

NEEDS A CHANGEI have been knowing him for years.
A BETTER WAYI have known him for years.

Now make it your own.

Describe one ongoing activity and how long it has lasted. Then write a completed result using present perfect simple.

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