Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous - Form

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Form of the Present Perfect Progressive

We form the Present Perfect with have, been and the verb with the ending -ing.

have/has + been + infinitive + -ing

has: 3rd person singular (he, she, it)
have: all other forms

I/we/you/they have been playing volleyball.
He/she/it has been playing volleyball.

NOTE: We use has in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it).

I/we/you/they have not been playing volleyball.
He/she/it has not been playing volleyball.

NOTE: We use has + not in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it).

Have I/we/you/they been playing volleyball?
Has he/she/ity been playing volleyball?

NOTE: We use has in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it).