{"id":309432,"date":"2026-07-28T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/?p=309432"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:07:11","slug":"present-perfect-continuous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/present-perfect-continuous\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide complet sur le present perfect continuous en anglais"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"you-know\"><div class=\"you-know__title\"><p>\ud83e\udde0 \u00c0 retenir :<\/p><\/div><div class=\"you-know__text\"><ul>\n<li>Le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> exprime la dur\u00e9e d\u2019une action d\u00e9but\u00e9e dans le pass\u00e9 et qui se poursuit dans le pr\u00e9sent.<\/li>\n<li>Formation simple : have ou has, suivi de been, puis le verbe au participe pr\u00e9sent.<\/li>\n<li>Usages principaux : dur\u00e9e d\u2019une action, r\u00e9sultat pr\u00e9sent et habitudes ayant un effet sur le pr\u00e9sent.<\/li>\n<li>Diff\u00e9rences avec d\u2019autres temps : le present perfect simple insiste sur le r\u00e9sultat, le pr\u00e9t\u00e9rit sur le pass\u00e9 termin\u00e9, le present continuous sur l\u2019action en cours.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/section><p>La ma\u00eetrise des temps en anglais est une \u00e9tape cruciale pour tout apprenant de la langue. Parmi les nombreux temps disponibles, le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> joue un r\u00f4le significatif en exprimant la dur\u00e9e ou la continuit\u00e9 d\u2019une action qui a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 un moment dans le pass\u00e9 et qui continue dans le pr\u00e9sent ou a des r\u00e9percussions sur le pr\u00e9sent. Cet article explore en profondeur ce temps, sa structure, ses usages, et offre des exemples pratiques pour illustrer son application.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"comprendre-la-structure-du-present-perfect-continuous\">Comprendre la structure du present perfect continuous<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> se forme gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l\u2019auxiliaire \u00ab\u00a0<strong>have<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb au pr\u00e9sent simple, suivi de \u00ab\u00a0<strong>been<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0, puis du verbe principal en -ing. Cette formation permet de souligner la dur\u00e9e de l\u2019action et son lien avec le pr\u00e9sent.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n    <li>Sujet + have\/has + been + verbe en -ing + compl\u00e9ment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"usage-de-have-et-has\">Usage de \u2019have\u2019 et \u2019has\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>L\u2019utilisation de \u00ab\u00a0<strong>have<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb ou \u00ab\u00a0<strong>has<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb d\u00e9pend du sujet de la phrase. \u00ab\u00a0<strong>Have<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb s\u2019utilise avec les sujets pluriels et les pronoms \u00ab\u00a0I\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0you\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0we\u00a0\u00bb, et \u00ab\u00a0they\u00a0\u00bb. \u00ab\u00a0<strong>Has<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb est utilis\u00e9 avec les sujets singuliers et les pronoms \u00ab\u00a0he\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0she\u00a0\u00bb, et \u00ab\u00a0it\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemples :\n    <br>I have been reading this book for two hours.\n    <br>She has been working on this project since Monday.\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"forme-negative\">Forme n\u00e9gative<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Pour former la n\u00e9gation du <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong>, on ajoute simplement \u00ab\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb apr\u00e8s \u00ab\u00a0<strong>have<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb ou \u00ab\u00a0<strong>has<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0. Cela donne \u00ab\u00a0<strong>have not<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb (souvent contract\u00e9 en \u00ab\u00a0<strong>haven\u2019t<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0) et \u00ab\u00a0<strong>has not<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb (contract\u00e9 en \u00ab\u00a0<strong>hasn\u2019t<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0).<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemples :\n    <br>They haven\u2019t been studying lately.\n    <br>He hasn\u2019t been feeling well these past few days.\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"forme-interrogative\">Forme interrogative<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Dans la forme interrogative, l\u2019ordre des mots change : \u00ab\u00a0<strong>have<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb ou \u00ab\u00a0<strong>has<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb commence la question, suivi du sujet, puis \u00ab\u00a0<strong>been<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb et enfin le verbe en -ing.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemples :\n    <br>Have you been practicing the piano ?\n    <br>Has she been attending the meetings ?\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"usages-principaux-du-present-perfect-continuous\">Usages principaux du present perfect continuous<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Les usages principaux du <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> incluent la mise en avant de la <strong>dur\u00e9e<\/strong> d\u2019une action, le <strong>r\u00e9sultat actuel<\/strong> d\u2019une action pass\u00e9e, et l\u2019effet cumulatif des actions ant\u00e9rieures. Ce temps exprime \u00e9galement des habitudes ou des actions r\u00e9p\u00e9titives ayant une incidence actuelle.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"duree-de-laction\">Dur\u00e9e de l\u2019action<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> est souvent utilis\u00e9 pour insister sur la <strong>dur\u00e9e<\/strong> d\u2019une action commenc\u00e9e dans le pass\u00e9 et continuant jusqu\u2019au pr\u00e9sent, avec des mots-cl\u00e9s tels que \u00ab\u00a0<strong>for<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb (pour indiquer une p\u00e9riode) et \u00ab\u00a0<strong>since<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb (pour indiquer un point de d\u00e9part).<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemples :\n    <br>She has been teaching at this school for twenty years.\n    <br>They have been living in this city since 2010.\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resultat-actuel\">R\u00e9sultat actuel<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Utiliser le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> permet aussi de montrer que le <strong>r\u00e9sultat<\/strong> d\u2019une action pass\u00e9e impacte toujours le pr\u00e9sent.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemples :\n    <br>I am tired because I have been running.\n    <br>His hands are dirty; he has been painting the house.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"comparaison-avec-dautres-temps\">Comparaison avec d\u2019autres temps<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Comparer le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> avec d\u2019autres temps peut clarifier ses sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9s et ses utilisations correctes.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"avec-le-present-perfect-simple\">Avec le present perfect simple<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Alors que le <strong>present perfect simple<\/strong> met l\u2019accent sur le r\u00e9sultat, le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> met en lumi\u00e8re la <strong>dur\u00e9e<\/strong> ou la <strong>continuit\u00e9<\/strong> de l\u2019action.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemple (present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous) :\n    <br>Jessica has written three emails today. (focus sur le nombre d\u2019emails \u00e9crits)\n    <br>Jessica has been writing emails all morning. (focus sur la dur\u00e9e de l\u2019\u00e9criture des emails)\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"avec-le-preterite-past-simple\">Avec le preterite (past simple)<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Le <strong>preterite<\/strong> indique une action termin\u00e9e sans lien direct avec le pr\u00e9sent, tandis que le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> connecte l\u2019action pass\u00e9e au pr\u00e9sent.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemples :\n    <br>He worked there for five years. (simple fait pass\u00e9 sans indication de continuation)\n    <br>He has been working here for five years. (action commenc\u00e9e il y a cinq ans et toujours en cours)\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"avec-le-present-continuous\">Avec le present continuous<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Le <strong>present continuous<\/strong> d\u00e9crit des actions en cours actuellement, sans n\u00e9cessairement souligner leur commencement dans le pass\u00e9, contrairement au <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemples :\n    <br>She is studying in her room. (actuellement en train d\u2019\u00e9tudier)\n    <br>She has been studying in her room for hours. (commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9tudier il y a plusieurs heures et encore en cours)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"erreurs-courantes-et-astuces\">Erreurs courantes et astuces<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Certaines erreurs sont fr\u00e9quentes lors de l\u2019utilisation du <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong>, mais des astuces peuvent aider \u00e0 les \u00e9viter.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"confusion-entre-present-perfect-simple-et-continuous\">Confusion entre present perfect simple et continuous<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Une erreur commune est de confondre ces deux temps. Le fait de bien comprendre le contexte aide \u00e0 choisir le bon temps. Si l\u2019accent est sur la dur\u00e9e, optez pour le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemple incorrect :\n    <br>She has been cleaned the house. (incorrect car c\u2019est une activit\u00e9 finie)\n    <br>Correction : She has cleaned the house.\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"utilisation-avec-stative-verbs\">Utilisation avec \u2019stative verbs\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Les <strong>stative verbs<\/strong> (verbes d\u2019\u00e9tat) comme \u00ab\u00a0know,\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0believe,\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0like\u00a0\u00bb ne sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pas utilis\u00e9s au <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemple incorrect :\n    <br>She has been knowing him for years.\n    <br>Correction : She has known him for years.\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"omission-de-been\">Omission de \u2019been\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Ne pas oublier de placer \u00ab\u00a0<strong>been<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb entre \u00ab\u00a0<strong>have\/has<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb et le verbe principal en -ing.<\/p>\n\n<p>Exemple incorrect :\n    <br>I have playing football.\n    <br>Correction : I have been playing football.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enrichir-votre-emploi-du-temps-exemples-supplementaires\">Enrichir votre emploi du temps : Exemples suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Voici quelques situations diverses o\u00f9 le <strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong> pourrait \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 pour enrichir la pratique linguistique.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n    <li>Activit\u00e9 physique : They have been running marathons every year.<\/li>\n    <li>\u00c9tudes : He has been studying law for six years now.<\/li>\n    <li>Musique : The band has been playing together since high school.<\/li>\n    <li>Art et loisirs : She has been painting landscapes for as long as I can remember.<\/li>\n    <li>Relations sociales : We have been seeing each other quite often recently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"line-height:1.7;margin-top:0.75rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Les autres <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/temps-en-anglais\/\">temps verbaux<\/a> du pr\u00e9sent :<br><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/present-continuous\/\">Present continuous<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/present-perfect\/\">Present perfect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/present-simple-anglais-conjugaison-2\/\">Pr\u00e9sent simple en anglais<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-center kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;309432&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Tu as aim\u00e9 cet article ?&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Guide complet sur le present perfect continuous en anglais&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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