Thepattern for forming the present perfect progressive tense in English. A 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. The present perfect progressive tense usually conveys the meaning of recently or lately. SignalWords for Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Progressive. Signal words can help us to recognise which tense to use in a sentence. Below is a list of signal words for the present perfect simple and present perfect progressive tenses and example sentences. Some signal words are used with both tenses. TheSpanish present perfect tense is generally used for descriptions of completed events or actions with a specific endpoint in time that are relevant or have taken place immediately before the present moment. Use the present perfect (i.e., el pretérito perfecto compuesto or el antepresente) to make a comment about the present state of affairs for someone regarding a completed action from the Structure S + V + O - Subject must be placed at the beginning of the sentence. - Then you have to use the first form of the verb. - Then if Subject is Third Person Singular Number then 's, es, ies' should be added at the end of the verb. - And if there is an Object in the sentence then you have to put it. Example - He goes to market. She takes a bath in the morning. ThePresent Perfect- Il Passato Prossimo. The Present Perfect is made up of the Simple Present of the verb essere ("to be") or avere ("to have") + the Past Participle of the verb. This tense can express definite past actions, either related to the present day or limited to a given time space. Thepast perfect tense is formed by using the past tense of "has / have," which is "had" + the past participle of the verb. For example: I + had + seen (past participle of see) He + had + spoken (past participle of speak) She + had + been (past participle of be) You can use the past perfect tense in the following cases: Theabove examples of Present Perfect Progressive Tense are here to help you understand and use this tense properly and naturally. You should also get familiar with its usage and rules - visit the Present Perfect Progressive page to help you with that. For exercises visit the Present Perfect Progressive Exercises. Check out the other tenses: Forexample, 1 John 1:8 reads, "If we [born again believers] say that we have no sin [="ouk echomen" = present tense] we deceive ourselves". the additional verb form "este" of the verb to be in the present tense is added to the perfect participle "sesosmenoi" = "you have been saved" to doubly emphasize ongoing present results of being sWL3g5r.