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The perfect continuous, also known as the perfect progressive, takes the form "HAVE BEEN + Present Participle." It describes an action that started in the past and has continued to occur until now.
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“I have been *verb*ing...”: once or many times?
You are right, Carola. The perfect continuous or perfect progressive aspect ("I have been verbing") means that an action is to be thought of as filling a span of time, either by happening continuously …
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