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Noun: present perfect progressive
  1. 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.";
    - present perfect continuous

Type of: perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense

Encyclopedia: Present perfect progressive

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