do
verb (used with object)
to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.).
have been doing
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present perfect progressiveof do.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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What has been happening is that the big-cap artificial intelligence-related stocks have been doing well on a lot of volume, which has helped the cumulative volume figures, even though overall breadth hasn’t been great.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“This is what we have been doing forever,” says Boonma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
"Whatever these things were, they seemed to be primitive compared to other marsupials at the time, and they seem to have been doing their own thing and surviving well enough alongside them," says Dr. Churchill.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
I watched this drama the other day from Dam Good Coffee, where I met with two guys who live in the neighborhood and, in their spare time, have been doing a lot of thinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
If I keep daydreaming like I have been doing, I will walk off the boat to go for a stroll.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
