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present perfect continuous vs perfect

perfect vs present perfect continuous

present perfect continuous and perfect both are nouns.

present perfect continuous is not an adjective while perfect is an adjective.

present perfect continuous is not a verb while perfect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
present perfect continuous Yes No No No
perfect Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, perfect is a hypernym of present perfect continuous; that is, perfect is a word with a broader meaning than present perfect continuous:
  • present perfect continuous: A verb construction (made up of has been or have been plus the present participle) that emphasizes the ongoing nature of an action that began in the past and continues in the present.
  • perfect: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Other hypernyms of present perfect continuous include perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.
present perfect continuous (noun) perfect (noun)
A verb construction (made up of has been or have been plus the present participle) that emphasizes the ongoing nature of an action that began in the past and continues in the present. a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
present perfect continuous (adjective) perfect (adjective)
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
precisely accurate or exact
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
present perfect continuous (verb) perfect (verb)
make perfect or complete
Difference between present perfect continuous and perfect

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