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Present A: He has been speaking. all day, for 4 years, since 1993,
Perfect N: He has not been speaking. putting emphasis on the course or how long?, the whole week
Continuous Q: Has he been speaking?
duration (not the result)
Past A: He had been speaking. for, since, the whole day, all day
Perfect N: He had not been speaking. action taking place before a certain
Continuous Q: Had he been speaking?
time in the past
Future II A: He will have been speaking. for …, the last couple of hours,
Continuous N: He will not have been action taking place before a certain all day long
speaking.
time in the future
Q: Will he have been speaking?
putting emphasis on the course of
an action