Fun Easy English - American English Grammar Perfect progressive aspect.

Learning objectives

In this lesson you will learn the definition of perfect progressive aspect and study examples of perfect progressive aspect.

Definition of perfect progressive aspect

Perfect progressive aspect is an action, event, or condition which is continuing and then is complete and includes the following:
past perfect progressive
present perfect progressive
future perfect progressive
The table below shows the perfect progressive aspect

tense & aspect		aspect
tense & aspect		simple	perfect	progressive	perfect progressive
tense	past	simple past	past perfect	past progressive	past perfect progressive
	present	simple present	present perfect	present progressive	present perfect progressive
	future	simple future	future perfect	future progressive	future perfect progressive

Examples of perfect progressive aspect

Past perfect progressive: "I had been going." Usually expressed with duration, this indicates that an event was ongoing for a specific time, then completed before a specific event.
I had been painting the house.
I had been eating breakfast this morning.
I had been going to the bookstore with my best friend.
Present perfect progressive: "I have been going." This is used to express that an event started at some time in the past and continues to the present.
I have been painting the house.
I have been eating breakfast this morning.
I have been going to the bookstore with my best friend.
Future perfect progressive: "I will have been going."
I will have been painting the house.
I will have been eating breakfast this morning.
I will have been going to the bookstore with my best friend.