1. She *has been reading* a book for two hours. (trajanje radnje koja je započela u prošlosti i još traje)
2. They *have been playing* football since morning. (naglasak na aktivnosti koja traje)
3. I *have been studying* English all day. (radnja u toku, trajanje)
4. We *have been waiting* for the bus for 30 minutes. (čekanje koje traje)
5. He *has been working* on the project since last week. (trajanje aktivnosti)
6. You *have been talking* on the phone for an hour. (trajanje govora)
7. The children *have been watching* cartoons all afternoon. (trajanje gledanja)
8. She *has been cooking* dinner for the last hour. (aktivnost u toku)
9. I *have been practicing* the piano since morning. (trajanje vježbanja)
10. They *have been cleaning* the house all day. (trajanje čišćenja)

1. He *has been running* every morning this week. (naglasak na redovnoj aktivnosti u trajanju)
2. We *have been discussing* the problem for hours. (trajanje razgovora)
3. I *have been feeling* tired lately. (trajanje stanja)
4. She *has been learning* French for three months. (trajanje učenja)
5. They *have been traveling* around Europe since May. (trajanje putovanja)
6. You *have been waiting* too long for the reply. (trajanje čekanja)
7. The dog *has been barking* all night. (trajanje aktivnosti)
8. I *have been trying* to contact you since yesterday. (trajanje pokušaja)
9. We *have been building* the new house for six months. (trajanje gradnje)
10. She *has been painting* the walls this morning. (trajanje aktivnosti)