Signal words for the Present Perfect Progressive

What are signal words for the Present Perfect Progressive?

There are no ›unambiguous signal words‹ for the Present Perfect Progressive. We often use expressions of time with this tense. The following words/phrases can indicate that Present Perfect Progressive should be used:

  • all day
  • the whole day
  • since
  • for
  • questions with how long
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