Meanings
- uncountablegrammarA 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.
Synonyms: present perfect progressive
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounA verb construction (made up of has been or have been plus the present participle) that emphasizes the ongoing nature of an action that began in the past and continues in the present.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish kestoperfekti
- kestoperfektitense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
Hungarian folyamatos befejezett jelen
- folyamatos befejezett jelentense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
Polish czas teraźniejszy dokonany ciągły
- czas teraźniejszy dokonany ciągłytense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
Russian настоя́щее соверше́нное непреры́вное вре́мя, настоя́щее соверше́нное продо́лженное вре́мя
- настоя́щее соверше́нное непреры́вное вре́мя (nastojáščeje soveršénnoje neprerývnoje vrémja)tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
- 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
- thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễntense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time
Cite this entry
present perfect continuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20perfect%20continuous
“present perfect continuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20perfect%20continuous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “present perfect continuous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/present%20perfect%20continuous.
Source: present perfect continuous on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.