present perfect continuous negative

In the English Grammar Profile, B2 point 64 in the category of PAST is:

present perfect continuous NEGATIVE

It basically means that something did not happen between an unspecified time before now and now and that has a result in the present.  This situation might still continue now.


We look for examples with a search in iWeb corpus for:

have|has _xx been _vvg

1 HAVEN’T BEEN PAYING 787

If you‘re not outraged by all of thisyou haven’t been paying attention.

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2. HAVEN’T BEEN FOLLOWING

  Newcastle Herald
For those who haven’t been following the latest food trends, cauliflower rice isn’t actual rice.

 

 

3 HAVEN’T BEEN USING 670
4 HAVEN’T BEEN PLAYING 584
5 HAVEN’T BEEN KEEPING 466
6 HASN’T BEEN WORKING 456

Someone hasn’t been working and playing well with others, Harold.

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7 HAVEN’T BEEN GETTING 440
8 HAVE NOT BEEN USING 398
9 HAS NOT BEEN WORKING 340
10 HAVEN’T BEEN WORKING 329
11 HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING 243
12 HAVEN’T BEEN GOING 237
13 HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING 236
14 HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING 234
15 HAVEN’T BEEN WATCHING 230
16 HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING 229
17 HASN’T BEEN GETTING 213
18 HAVEN’T BEEN TAKING 211
19 HAVEN’T BEEN READING 206
20 HAVEN’T BEEN EATING 202
21 HAVE NOT BEEN TAKING 197
22 HAVEN’T BEEN LOOKING 195
23 HASN’T BEEN PLAYING 184
24 HAVEN’T BEEN FEELING 181
25 HAVEN’T BEEN MAKING 167
26 HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYING 155
27 HAVEN’T BEEN POSTING 152
28 HASN’T BEEN GOING 147
29 HAVE NOT BEEN GOING 140
30 HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVING 133
31 HAVEN’T BEEN DRINKING 127
32 HAVEN’T BEEN LIVING 114
33 HAS NOT BEEN PLAYING 111
34 HAVE NOT BEEN KEEPING 108
35 HAVEN’T BEEN TALKING 104
36 HAS NOT BEEN GETTING 104
37 HAVEN’T BEEN SLEEPING 102
38 HAVE NOT BEEN FEELING 102
39 HAS NOT BEEN GOING 101
40 HAVE NOT BEEN LOOKING 99
41 HASN’T BEEN PAYING 98
42 HASN’T BEEN SITTING 97
43 HAVE NOT BEEN EATING 96
44 HAVEN’T BEEN TRYING 91
45 HAS NOT BEEN EATING 90
46 HASN’T BEEN MAKING 90


A2 continuous verbs:

following, keeping, posting, receiving, trying

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