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Which option correctly uses the negative form of the Present Perfect Continuous tense?

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The app hasn't been functioning well lately.

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The app is not functioning well lately.

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This sentence is using the Present Continuous tense, not the Present Perfect continuous tense.

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The app didn't function well lately.

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This sentence uses the Simple Past tense, not the Present Perfect Continuous tense.

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The app doesn't function well lately.

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This sentence is in the Present Simple tense, not the Present Perfect continuous tense.

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The negative form of the Present Perfect continuous tense is created with hasn't/haven't + been + present participle. It describes an ongoing action that started in the past and continues or remains relevant but hasn't occurred as expected.