English grammar

Present Perfect Continuous

Emphasises how long something has been happening, used for ongoing actions that started in the past and are still continuing, or have very recently stopped.

Subject + have/has been + verb-ing

Real Examples from Native Speakers

"In my video, I smelled like the YSL dupe, but I've been wanting this perfume for a while."

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How it works

Formula

Subject + have/has been + verb-ing

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