Present perfect continuous designates action that has been in process for a (usually specified) period of time as of present moment.
Again, the simplest form of any Turkic tense is that for pronouns "he/she". So, learn suffixes corresponding to these pronouns first. Other pronouns, require an additional suffix.
| Tatar | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Present Perfect Continuous in Tatar is not recognized officially but is used occasionally, which is more frequent than Present Perfect. Suffix "p" in the structure (see below) is used for verbs ending on a vowel, suffixes "ıp-íp" are used for verbs ending on a consonant. | Present Perfect Continuous in Turkish is recognized in some advanced grammar books, and is used quite regularly, although still not in as structured a manner as it is used in English. Its usage is mostly limited to formal occasions; it sounds somewhat repulsively in informal speech. After suffixes "makte-mekte" suffixes "dır-dir" can be added, which makes the usage more formal. |
| Tatar | Turkish | English |
|---|---|---|
| p-ıp-íp torğan bulam | maktayım-mekteyim | I have been -ing |
| uqıp torğan bulam qalıp torğan bulam öyreníp torğan bulam |
okumaktayım kalmaktayım öğrenmekteyim |
I have been reading I have been staying I have been studying |
| p-ıp-íp torğan bulasıñ | maktasın-mektesin | You have been -ing |
| uqıp torğan bulasıñ qalıp torğan bulasıñ öyreníp torğan bulasıñ |
okumaktasın kalmaktasın öğrenmektesin |
You have been reading You have been staying You have been studying |
| p-ıp-íp torğan bula | makta(dır)-mekte(dir) | He/she has been -ing |
| uqıp torğan bula qalıp torğan bula öyreníp torğan bula |
okumaktadır kalmakta öğrenmekte |
He/she has been reading He/she has been staying He/she has been studying |
| p-ıp-íp torğan bulabız | maktayız-mekteyiz | We have been -ing |
| uqıp torğan bulabız qalıp torğan bulabız öyreníp torğan bulabız |
okumaktayız kalmaktayız öğrenmekteyiz |
We have been reading We have been staying We have been studying |
| p-ıp-íp torğan bulasız | maktasınız-mektesiniz | You have been -ing (formal, plural) |
| uqıp torğan bulasız qalıp torğan bulasız öyreníp torğan bulasız |
okumaktasınız kalmaktasınız öğrenmektesiniz |
You have been reading You have been staying You have been studying |
| p-ıp-íp torğan bulalar | maktalar-mekteler | They have been -ing |
| uqıp torğan bulalar qalıp torğan bulalar öyreníp torğan bulalar |
okumaktalar kalmaktalar öğrenmekteler |
They have been reading They have been staying They have been studying |
| Tatar | Turkish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Bu kitapnı ikí atna uqıp torğan bulam | Bu kitabı iki haftadır okumaktayım | I have been reading this book for two weeks |
| İkínçí Çeçenstan suğışı 5 ay tormadam dewam itíp torğan bula | İkinci Çeçenistan savaşı 5 aydır durmadan devam etmekte | The second Chechnya war has been continuing ceaselessly for 5 months |
| Bu mes'elení altı yıl öyreníp torğan bulabız | Bu meseleyi (sorunu) altı yıldır öğrenmekteyiz | We have been studying this problem for 6 years |
| Soñğo 5 yılda şirketníñ tabışlılığı totroqlı rewíşte artıp torğan bula | Son 5 yılda þirketin karlılığı istikrarlı şekilde artmaktadır | The company's profitability has been increasing steadily during the last five years |