FORMULA
| + / - / ? |
| (QW) have / has + S + been + Ving … ? |
FORM
INTERROGATIVE (?) — General questions (or "Yes/ No" questions)
|
Have / Has
|
S
|
been |
Ving
|
| Have | I | been | working |
| Have | we | been | working |
| Have | you | been | working |
| Have | they | been | working |
| Has | he | been | working |
| Has | she | been | working |
| Has | it | been | working |
INTERROGATIVE (?) — Special questions (or "Wh"-questions)
To make a "Wh" question we usually put a question word (QW) before a construction of "Yes/No" questions:
QW + have / has + S + been + Ving … ?
E.g.
How long have you beenworking here?
SHORT ANSWERS
| Yes, S + have / has. | No, S haven't / hasn't. |
| Yes, I have. | No, I haven't. |
| Yes, we have. | No, we haven't. |
| Yes, you have. | No, you haven't. |
| Yes, they have. | No, they haven't. |
| Yes, he has. | No, he hasn't. |
| Yes, she has. | No, she hasn't. |
| Yes, it has. | No, it hasn't. |
Svarīgi!
NOTE!
In short answers we use pronouns (I, we, you, they, he, she, it).
E.g.
— Has your mother been working here for ten years?
— Yes, she has. (NOT: Yes, my mother has.)
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S — Subject of the sentence. E.g. I, we, you, they, he, she, it, Mary, John, my friends, etc.
Ving — Verb ending in "-ing" (Present Participle). E.g. writing, going, listening, etc.
Revise how to add "ing" to a verb here.
QW — Question word. E.g. what, when, where, why, who, how, etc.
