transform
verb (used with object)
to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
have been transforming
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present perfect progressiveof transform.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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Jones and Hogarth, an actor, bought 163-year-old Capel Salem on the Llŷn Peninsula in 2022 and have been transforming it into their dream home, alongside a pottery studio and community space.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
For decades, people have been transforming them into industrial sites and farms, squeezing them into smaller areas and pushing some species to the brink of extinction.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 15, 2023
Meanwhile, a new wave of farmers have been transforming the city’s food scene.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2019
“We welcome competition and have been transforming the company to address the future of the space launch industry,” ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2016
But both are also responses to issues that have been transforming museums in recent decades.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
