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<!-- (Audio) Bob: She's been working with tech companies for about ten years. -->

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The structure have/has been + a verb that ends in -ing is used in the Present Perfect Continuous tense. It emphasizes actions that started in the past and are still continuing now. Been is the past participle form of the verb be.

It can be used with for followed by a period of time or since followed by a specific starting point in time to highlight the duration or how long the action happens.

Examples:

We have been studying English for three years. This means we started studying English three years ago and are still studying it now.

He has been playing the guitar since he was ten. This means he started playing the guitar when he was ten years old and continues to play it.

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BLANK BLANK working with tech companies BLANK about ten years.

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She's

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It's the contraction for She has, starting the sentence with a capital letter.


been

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It's a part of the Present Perfect Continuous tense, showing the action is ongoing.


for

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This word is used to introduce the duration of time the action has been happening.

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