Present Continuous Tense in Urdu with definition, formulas, rules, exercise, structures, examples of negative, interrogative, and interro-negative.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense in Urdu
STEP – I
Present =the period of time now occurring/happening
Perfect = complete
Continuous =going on
Tense = time/verb
Present Perfect Continuous Tense = any complete action is in process now
STEP – II
Recognition in English (Formula):
S+has/have+been+1V + ing+ O.
They have been doing duty.
Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
has been =He, She, It or singular name
have been =I, We, They, You or plural name
S | has/have | been | 1V+ing | O |
Ahmad | has | been | do-ing | job. |
Ahmad has been doing a job.
S | has/have | been | 1V+ing | O |
وہ | ہے | رہا | رہا-کرتا | محنت |
He | has | been | do-ing | hard work. |
He has been doing hard work.
STEP – IV
Negative Sentence
Recognition in English (Formula):
S+has/have+been+1V + ing+ O.
They have been doing duty.
Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
has been =He, She, It or singular name
have been =I, We, They, You or plural name
S | has/have | been | 1V+ing | O |
Ahmad | has | been | do-ing | job. |
Ahmad has been doing a job.
S | has/have | been | 1V+ing | O |
He | has | been | do-ing | hard work. |
He has been doing hard work.
STEP – V
Negative Sentence of Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
To make a sentence negative, place “ not” right after has or have. Let us formulate it.
S+has/have+not+been+4V+O
S | has/have | not | been | 1V+ing | O |
We | have | not | been | go-ing | school |
We have not been going school.
S | has/have | not | been | 1V+ing | O |
She | has | not | been | cook-ing | food |
She has not been cooking food.
STEP -VI
Interrogative Sentences of Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
To make a sentence interrogative, place “has” or “have” right before subject or at the start of the sentence. Let us formulate it.
Has / Have + S +been +1V+ing + O + ?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V+ing | O? |
Has | Ahmad | been | do-ing | teaching job? |
Has Ahmad been doing teaching job?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V+ing | O? |
Have | you | been | take-ing | fever medicine? |
Have you been taking fever medicine?
STEP -VII
Interro-Negative Sentences of Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
To make a sentence interro-negative, add “has” or “ have“ right before the subject of a negative sentence and put sign of interrogation at the end. Let us formulate it.
(General Sentence)(Step 1)
S+has/have+been+1V+ing+O
(Negative Sentence)(Step 2)
S+has/have+not+been+1V+ing+O
(General Sentence)(Step 3)
Has/have+S+not+been+1V+O?
Has/Have | S | not | been | 1V+ing | O? |
Has | he | not | been | go-ing | school? |
Has he not been going school?
Has/Have | S | not | been | 1V+ing | O? |
Have | you | not | been | take-ing | fever medicine? |
Have you not been taking fever medicine?
STEP – VIII
Recognition in English (Part 2):
S+has/have+been+1V+ ing + O + since/for + time
He has been reading a book since morning.
We have been working for one year.
S | had | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
For=how long
For Example:
for two years, one month, half an hour
Since morning, last Summer, night, June.
S | has/have | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
He | has | been | reading | a book | since | morning |
He has been reading a book since morning.
S | has/have | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
We | have | been | do-ing | work | for | one year |
We have been doing work for one year.
Negative Sentence:
To make a sentence negative, place “ not” right after had. Let us formulate it.
S+had+been+not+4V+O+since/for+…..
S | has/have | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
We | have | not | been | play-ing | cricket | for | four years |
We have not been playing cricket for four years.
S | has/have | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
We | have | not | been | gossip-ing | – | for | four an hour |
We have not been playing cricket for four years.
S | has/have | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
Sajid | has | not | go-ing | school | since | Wednesday |
Sajid has not been going school since Wednesday.
Interrogative Sentence:
To make a sentence interrogative, place“Has/Have“ right before subject or at the start of the sentence. Let us formulate it.
Has/Have+S+been+4V+O+since/for+…… ?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Has | he | been | reading | a book | since | morning? |
Has he been reading a book since morning?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Have | we | been | do-ing | work | for | one year? |
Have we been doing work for one year?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Has | Ali | been | do-ing | a job | for | two years? |
Has Ali been doing a job for two years?
Interro-Negative Sentences:
To make a sentence interro-negative, add “has/have“ right before the subject of a negative sentence and put sign of interrogation at the end. Let us formulate it.
S+has/have+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time(Simple Sentence)
S+has/have+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time (Negative)
S+has/have+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time (Interronegative)
Has/Have | S | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Has | Sajid | not | go-ing | school | since | Wednesday? |
Has Sajid not been going school since Wednesday?
Has/Have | S | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Have | we | not | do-ing | hard work | since | morning? |
Have we not been doing hard work since morning?
Negative Sentences:
To make a sentence negative, place “ not” right after has or have. Let us formulate it.
S+has /have+not+been+4V+O
S | has/have | not | been | 1V+ing | O |
We | have | not | been | go-ing | school |
We have not been going school۔
S | has/have | not | been | 1V+ing | O |
She | has | not | been | cook-ing | food |
She has not been cooking food.
Interrogative Sentence:
To make a sentence interrogative, place “has” or “have” right before subject or at the start of the sentence. Let us formulate it.
Has / Have + S +been +1V+ing + O + ?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V+ing | O? |
Has | Ahmad | been | do-ing | teaching job? |
Has Ahmad been doing teaching job?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V+ing | O? |
Have | you | been | take-ing | fever medicine? |
Have you been taking fever medicine?
STEP -VI
Interro-Negative Sentence:
To make a sentence interro-negative, add “has” or “ have“ right before the subject of a negative sentence and put a sign of interrogation at the end. Let us formulate it.
(General Sentence)(Step 1)
S+has/have+been+1V+ing+O
(Negative Sentence)(Step 2)
S+has/have+not+been+1V+ing+O
(General Sentence)(Step 3)
Has/have+S+not+been+1V+O?
Has/Have | S | not | been | 1V+ing | O? |
Has | he | not | been | go-ing | school? |
Has he not been going school?
Has/Have | S | not | been | 1V+ing | O? |
Have | you | not | been | take-ing | fever medicine? |
Have you not been taking fever medicine?
Recognition in English for Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Time):
S+has/have+been+1V+ ing + O + since/for + time
He has been reading a book since morning.
We have been working for one year.
Recognition in English for Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Time):
S | had | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
For=how long
For Example:
for two years, one month, half an hour۔
Since morning, last Summer, night, June۔
S | has/have | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
He | has | been | reading | a book | since | morning |
He has been reading a book since morning.
S | has/have | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
We | have | been | do-ing | work | for | one year |
We have been doing work for one year.
Negative Sentence for Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Time):
To make a sentence negative, place “ not” right after had. Let us formulate it.
S+had+been+not+4V+O+since/for+…..
S | has/have | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
We | have | not | been | play-ing | cricket | for | four years |
We have not been playing cricket for four years.
S | has/have | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
We | have | not | been | gossip-ing | – | for | four an hour |
We have not been playing cricket for four years.
S | has/have | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time |
Sajid | has | not | go-ing | school | since | Wednesday |
Sajid has not been going to school since Wednesday.
Interrogative Sentence for Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Time):
To make a sentence interrogative, place” Has/Have“ right before the subject or at the start of the sentence. Let us formulate it.
Has/Have+S+been+4V+O+since/for+…… ?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Has | he | been | reading | a book | since | morning? |
Has he been reading a book since morning?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Have | we | been | do-ing | work | for | one year? |
Have we been doing work for one year?
Has/Have | S | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Has | Ali | been | do-ing | a job | for | two years? |
Has Ali been doing a job for two years?
Interro-Negative Sentences for Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Time) :
To make a sentence interro-negative, add “has/have“ right before the subject of a negative sentence and put the sign of interrogation at the end. Let us formulate it.
S+has/have+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time (Simple Sentence)
S+has/have+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time (Negative)
S+has/have+been+not+1Ving+O+since/for+time (Interronegative)
Has/Have | S | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Has | Sajid | not | go-ing | school | since | Wednesday? |
Has Sajid not been going to school since Wednesday?
Has/Have | S | not | been | 1V-ing | O | since/for | time? |
Have | we | not | do-ing | hard work | since | morning? |
Have we not been doing hard work since morning?