Usage Examples Present Continuous vs. Present Perfect Continuous

• How long have you been learning Chinese? -
• How long has John been playing chess? -
• James is playing football at the moment. -
• What happened? Why are you crying? -
• Why are you shouting at me now? -
• My brother is not sleeping, he is playing now. -
• I have not been doing sports for two years. -
• My son has been writing his essay for two hours. -
• Are you using my phone? Give it back to me! -
• My fiancee has not been talking to me for three days. -
• Is your cousin coming to the party? -
• I have been working here for five years. -
• We are painting the walls in the bedroom now. -
• Be quiet, Alice is sleeping. -
• My mum is not working at the moment. -
• I have been waiting for you all day. -
• I have not been dancing for half a year. -
• I have not been crying for an hour. -
• We have not been arguing for two weeks. -
• My sister is so tired, she has been studying all morning. -