Present perfect continuous tense

They have been waiting for a long tıme

Present perfect continuous’un cümle yapısı
OLUMLU	OLUMSUZ		SORU
	uzun şekil	kısa şekil
I have been doing	I have not been doing	I haven’t been doing	Have you been doing?
You have been doing	You have not been doing	You haven’t been doing	Have you been doing?
He/she/it has been doing	He has not been doing	He hasn’t been doing	Has he been doing?
We have been doing	We have not been doing	We haven’t been doing	Have we been doing?
You have been doing	You have not been doing	You haven’t been doing	Have you been doing?
They have been doing	They have not been doing	They haven’t been doing	Have they been doing?

Julie hasn’t been making sport for three months.         (Julie 3 aydır spor yapmıyor.)

I haven’t been driving car since January.                                                                       (Ocaktan beri araba sürmüyorum.) We haven’t been speaking for very long.                                                                          (Uzun zamandır konuşmuyoruz.) What has Emre been doing since yesterday?                                                                          (Emre dünden beri ne yapıyor?)

You have been bathing since ten o’clock.                (Saat ondan beri banyo yapıyorsun.) She has been sleeping since 2 p.m.                                                           (O, saat ikiden beri uyuyor.)

I have been reading for 2 hours.
Past	Present	Future
(eylem geçmişte başlamış.)	(eylem şimdi devam ediyor.)

It has been snowing for five days.                          (Beş gündür kar yağıyor.) What have you been doing for hours?                      (Saatlerdir ne yapıyorsun?)

Whose raincoat has Jane been wearing?                  (Jane kimin yağmurluğunu giyiniyor?)

Where have you been playing all afternoon?             (Bütün öğleden sonra nerelerde oynuyordunuz?) She has been living in England for six months.                                                             (Altı aydır İngilitere’de yaşıyor)

You have been living here for two years.                 (İki yıldır burada oturuyorsunuz.) Have you been living here for two years?                                                         (İki yıldır mı burada oturuyorsunuz?) I have been reading these magazines for hours.                                                                     (Saatlerdir bu dergileri okuyorum.) We have been watching television for 2 hours.                                              (İki saattir televizyon izliyoruz.)

I have been working since 1991.                                                                         (1991 yılından beri çalışıyorum.) She has been cooking since afternoon.                                                                  (Öğleden beri yemek yapıyor.)