Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Corrections

Day 2 – Negative Sentence Corrections (Malayalam)

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 Day 2 ന്റെ പ്രധാന ലക്ഷ്യം

ഇന്നത്തെ correction practice-ന്റെ ലക്ഷ്യം:

• Present Perfect Continuous-ലെ Negative sentences ശരിയായി രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുക
• has been / have been + not + verb + ing structure മനസ്സിലാക്കുക
• beginner-level confusion മുഴുവനായി നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

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 Negative Sentence Structure

Subject + has / have + not + been + verb + ing

• I / You / We / They → have not been
• He / She / It → has not been

👉 “not” എപ്പോഴും has / have-ന്റെ ശേഷം വരണം 👉 main verb എപ്പോഴും verb + ing രൂപത്തിലാണ്

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❌ Common Mistakes & ✅ Correct Forms

• ❌ I have not working here for one year.
  ✅ I have not been working here for one year.
• ❌ She has not study English since 2022.
  ✅ She has not been studying English since 2022.
• ❌ They have not play football for two hours.
  ✅ They have not been playing football for two hours.
• ❌ He has not wait for the bus since morning.
  ✅ He has not been waiting for the bus since morning.

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 Malayalam Explanation (വളരെ ലളിതമായി)

Negative sentence ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്:

• ഒരു പ്രവർത്തി തുടങ്ങിയിട്ടില്ല എന്ന് പറയാൻ
• അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇപ്പോൾ വരെ തുടരുന്നില്ല എന്ന് വ്യക്തമാക്കാൻ

ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ:

• I have not been working today.
  → ഞാൻ ഇന്ന് ജോലി ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നില്ല.
• She has not been feeling well since yesterday.
  → അവൾക്ക് ഇന്നലെയിൽ നിന്ന് സുഖമില്ല.
• They have not been attending classes regularly.
  → അവർ സ്ഥിരമായി ക്ലാസുകളിൽ പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നില്ല.

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 Very Common Errors (ഇവ ഒഴിവാക്കണം)

• ❌ I have not been work here for years.
  ✅ I have not been working here for years.
• ❌ She has not been working since two hours.
  ✅ She has not been working for two hours.
• ❌ They have not been studying from morning.
  ✅ They have not been studying since morning.

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 Practice – Correct the Sentences

1. I have not been (sleep) well these days.
2. She has not been (prepare) for the exam.
3. They have not been (follow) the rules.
4. He has not been (feel) comfortable at work.

(ഇവയുടെ ശരിയായ ഉത്തരങ്ങൾ Day 3 അവസാനം വിശദമായി പരിശോധിക്കും)

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Key Takeaway (ഓർത്തുവയ്ക്കേണ്ടത്)

Negative sentences-ൽ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ തെറ്റ് been അല്ലെങ്കിൽ verb + ing മറക്കുന്നതാണ്.

has / have + not + been + verb-ing ഈ pattern മനസ്സിലായാൽ Present Perfect Continuous വളരെ എളുപ്പമാകും.

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📘 Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Malayalam Library

Concept learning + sentence corrections explained clearly in Malayalam.

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📗 Concept Learning (Day 1 – Day 7)

• 👉 Day 1 – Basic Concept
• 👉 Day 2 – Structure & Helping Verbs
• 👉 Day 3 – Positive Sentences
• 👉 Day 4 – Negative Sentences
• 👉 Day 5 – Yes / No Questions
• 👉 Day 6 – WH Questions
• 👉 Day 7 – Comparison with Other Tenses

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📝 Sentence Corrections Practice

• 👉 Basic Sentence Corrections
• 👉 Negative Sentence Corrections
• 👉 Yes / No Question Corrections
• 👉 WH Question Corrections
• 👉 Mixed Error Corrections
• 👉 Sentence Transformation Practice

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✔ Step-by-step learning ✔ Clear Malayalam explanation ✔ Strong grammar foundation

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