teach
verb (used with object)
to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in.
has been teaching
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present perfect progressiveof teach (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The lesson from all five of these companies is the same one Costco has been teaching for decades: The best businesses aren’t the ones making the most noise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
A nun has been teaching her to cook, and every morning she attends the chapel service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Hillyer, a historian at Lewis & Clark, has been teaching it since 2012 and wrote about the experience in the 2024 book A Wall Is Just a Wall, published by Duke University Press.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Air fryers are to be given out free by a community group that has been teaching people how to cook as part of a scheme to help them eat more healthily.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
Keaton, who lives two doors down, has been teaching us all about crystals.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
