make
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc..
have been making
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present perfect progressiveof make.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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“We have been making progress,” said Ann Willis, California director for the group American Rivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Oil prices have been making small dips, then moving sideways briefly before rising again.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Several thousand Indians have been making their way to Mount Kailash for years.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Otherwise, she said, she will feel out in interviews whether they have been making strategic moves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“No, you must have been dreaming. You must have been making up stories. You are all the children there are.”
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
