The present perfect progressive (continuous) tense describes actions that began in the recent past with continuation into the present—i.e., the action initiated earlier either hasn't stopped or has stopped only recently. The formula for writing in the present perfect progressive tense is: have or has + been + present participle.
Si llueve, la fiesta termina. If it rains, the party's over. 6. Lapses of Time. The present tense is commonly used to talk about the amount of time something has been going on. The following formula is used with the present tense for this purpose. hace + time period + que + present tense verb. examples. Conjugation of English Simple Present Tense. The conjugation of English verbs in the simple present is relatively simple. We add an -s/-es to verbs in the third person singular (he/she/it), otherwise the verb does not change. In positive sentences, we use the verb in its present form. In negative sentences and questions, we use the auxiliary