Examples of 'have been preparing' in a sentence

Meaning of "have been preparing"

have been preparing: This phrase indicates the continuous past action of getting ready or making arrangements for something. It implies that the preparation started in the past and has been ongoing until the present moment

How to use "have been preparing" in a sentence

Basic
Advanced
have been preparing
We have been preparing for this all year.
This is what you have been preparing for.
I have been preparing this feast for weeks.
But this is what we have been preparing for.
They have been preparing this for months.
This is similar to what we have been preparing.
I have been preparing for this my whole life.
The battle you have been preparing for.
I have been preparing a little surprise for you.
Our students and faculty have been preparing.
I have been preparing for this my entire life.
What a day for us to have been preparing.
I have been preparing for this all my life.
Some of the brethren have been preparing.
We have been preparing it for seven years now.

See also

Now we are ready to see the trick we have been preparing.
The event we have been preparing for is upon us.
Go ahead and let out what we have been preparing.
I have been preparing for iron man as well.
You both know secretly we have been preparing for this.
I have been preparing now for some tlrne.
I know you have been preparing.
I have been preparing this for three months.
The newly arrived knights have been preparing a temporary tent.
You have been preparing your whole life.
You are the change we have been preparing for.
I have been preparing now for some time.
We are preparing like we have been preparing for the other games.
I have been preparing to be a first class cabin attendant.
This is what they fear and have been preparing for.
And you have been preparing for that.
Insurgents believed to number in the thousands have been preparing defences.
I have been preparing you to take over my place.
You seem like you have been preparing for this.
We have been preparing for a scenario like this.
People around the world have been preparing and eating.
You have been preparing for this moment.
This is a day he for which he would have been preparing for years.
We have been preparing for that too.
Here are some of the dishes we have been preparing in school.
I have been preparing this for days.
Muslim leaders for years have been preparing us for a decisive battle.
I have been preparing all your things.
Persons with mental disabilities have been preparing for months to leave institutions.
I have been preparing it now for three days.
The financial elites have been preparing for this for months.
I have been preparing to leave the convent.
The leaders also may have been preparing to flee the country.
I have been preparing for this ever since.
Many people are preparing and have been preparing for years to what is coming.

You'll also be interested in:

Examples of using Preparing
She was preparing to take the shower too
Government agencies responsible for preparing reports
Preparing the ice machine for storage
Show more
Examples of using Have
These documents have been in my family for centuries
Have this done by the customer service only
He could not have chosen a worse time
Show more

Search by letter in the English dictionary