A következő esetekben használjuk:
- a cselekvés a múltban kezdődött, a jelenben is tart, és a folyamatosságot jobban kiemeli, mint a befejezett jelen. (10 éve dolgozom itt)
- olyan cselekvés, mely a múltban kezdődött, a közelmúltban ért véget, de kihathat a jövőre is az eredménye (10 év után felmondtam - tehát munkanélküli vagyok).
Képzése: have1+been+igeing
Állítás: alany+have/ha+been+igeing
Kérdés: have/has+alany+been+igeing
Tagadás: alany+haven't/hasn't+been+igeing /Tagadásnál általában nem használjuk ezt az igeidőt, helyette Present Perfect Tense (befejezett jelen idő) igeidőt érdemes használni./
| szám/ személy |
állítás | kérdés | tagadva kérdez rövid | tagadás rövid |
| E/1 | I have been ...ing | Have I been ...ing? | Haven't I been ...ing? | I haven't been ...ing |
| E/2 | You have been ...ing | Have you been ...ing? | Haven't you been ...ing? | You haven't been ...ing |
| E/3 | He/she/it has been ...ing | Hes he/she/it been ...ing? | Hasn't he/she/it been ...ing? | He/she/it haven't been ...ing |
| T/1 | We have been ...ing | Have we been ...ing? | Haven't been ....ing? | We haven't been ...ing |
| T/2 | You have been ....ing | Have you been ...ing? | Haven't been ....ing? | You haven't been ...ing |
| T/3 | They have been ...ing | Have they been ...ing? | Haven't been ...ing? | They haven't been ...ing |
Jellemző időhatározók:
- since
- for
Jellemző kérdés:
- How long?
- Since when?
Néhány ige ragozása, összehasonlítása az egyszerű, folyamatos, és befejezett jelen idővel:
to work:
| szám/ személy |
egyszerű jelen | folyamatos jelen | befejezett jelen | befejezett folyamatos jelen |
| E/1 | I work | I am working | I have working | I have been working |
| E/2 | You work | You are working | You have working | You have been working |
| E/3 | He/she/it works | He/she/it is working | He/she/it has working | He/she/it has been working |
| T/1 | We work | We are working | We have working | We have been working |
| T/2 | You work | You are working | You have working | You have been working |
| T/3 | They work | They are working | They have working | They have been working |
to be:
| szám/ személy |
egyszerű jelen | folyamatos jelen | befejezett jelen | befejezett folyamatos jelen |
| E/1 | I am | I am being | I have being | I have been being |
| E/2 | You are | You are being | You have being | You have been being |
| E/3 | He/she/it is | He/she/it is being | He/she/it has being | He/she/it has been being |
| T/1 | We are | We are being | We have being | We have been being |
| T/2 | You are | You are being | You have being | You have been being |
| T/3 | They are | They are being | They have being | They have been being |
to have:
| szám/ személy |
egyszerű jelen | folyamatos jelen | befejezett jelen | befejezett folyamatos jelen |
| E/1 | I have | I am having | I have having | I have been having |
| E/2 | You have | You are having | You have having | You have been having |
| E/3 | He/she/it has | He/she/it is having | He/she/it has having | He/she/it has been having |
| T/1 | We have | We are having | We have having | We have been having |
| T/2 | You have | You are having | You have having | You have been having |
| T/3 | They have | They are having | They have having | They have been having |
to do:
| szám/ személy |
egyszerű jelen | folyamatos jelen | befejezett jelen | befejezett folyamatos jelen |
| E/1 | I do | I am doing | I have doing | I have been doing |
| E/2 | You do | You are doing | You have doing | You have been doing |
| E/3 | He/she/it does | He/she/it is doing | He/she/it has doing | He/she/it has been doing |
| T/1 | We do | We are doing | We have doing | We have been doing |
| T/2 | You do | You are doing | You have doing | You have been doing |
| T/3 | They do | They are doing | They have doing | They have been doing |