I have been eating at this station for years. (And I never had a good meal.)
OK....
(S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + V1 + ING) is Present Perfect Continuous.
We have just been doing Present Perfect Continuous. You have
been studying with us for 16 lessons. We have been serving you drinks all
the time. (You haven't been paying attention.)
To make a negative, just change the (HAVE/HAS) to (HAVE/HAS + NOT).
You haven't been going to classes very long.
You (S) haven't (HAVE/HAS + NOT) been (BEEN)
going (V1 + ING) to classes very long.
Have you been thinking it would be simpler?
Let's do a few questions for the Present Perfect Continuous.
have
school's your been for were
you cheering
has team
____ ____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____ ____ ?
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