Phrase guide

present perfect continuous

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time, started in the past. In English it is formed by using have been with a present participle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kestoperfekti — tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
  • Hungarian: folyamatos befejezett jelen — tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
  • Polish: czas teraźniejszy dokonany ciągły — tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
  • Russian: настоя́щее соверше́нное непреры́вное вре́мя (nastojáščeje soveršénnoje neprerývnoje vrémja) — tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
  • Russian: настоя́щее соверше́нное продо́лженное вре́мя (nastojáščeje soveršénnoje prodólžennoje vrémja) — tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
  • Vietnamese: thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn — tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time