Rule 1Use this tense to show that an action started in the past and has continued for some period up until now.. You can use the following words/phrases: For: to talk about the whole p
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Use this tense to show that an action started in
the past and has continued for some period up
until now.
You can use the following words/phrases:
For: (to talk about the whole period)
for a week, for three months, for many years
Since (to talk about the beginning of the period)
Since Monday, Since January, Since I was a kid
Mr Stern has been learning German for 5 years He has been attending private classes since 2010 Her teacher,
Ms Schulz is quite experienced She has been teaching students since she graduated from university in 1980 She says he has
been achieving good progress since the very
beginning This morning they are translating an article
from a German newspaper They’ve been doing this
since 9 o’clock
Rule 2
Use this tense for actions that have just
finished, but the results of these actions are
seen or felt in the present.
Wendy is very tired She has been doing the housework all morning The floors look clean She has been sweeping them And the kitchen smells nice Ah, it must be Wendy again She
has been cooking,
obviously.
Rule 3
Do not use Present Perfect Continuous with
state verbs, use Present Perfect, instead
Here’s a list of some of the most common state
verbs:
adore, agree, appreciate, be, believe, belong to, consist
of, contain, cost, deny, depend on, deserve, disagree,
dislike, doubt, feel, hate, have, hear, imagine, include,
involve, know, lack, like, love,
mean, need, owe, own, possess, promise, realize,
recognize, remember, satisfy, see, seem,
smell, sound, suppose, surprise, taste, think,
understand, want, weigh, wish
I have been a BMW fan since
I was a little boy I have wanted to own this car for many, many years Now, I am
so happy I own it! It’s been almost three years that my dream car has belonged to me!
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Now, trying doing some easy tasks on page 2.
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1 How long have you been studying English?
2 How long have you known your best friend?
3 How long have you been doing this exercise?
4 Are you wearing shoes? If so, how long have you been wearing them?
5 Does your dad own a car? How long has he had it?
Choose the right option
1 You look sad Have you watched / have you been watching a drama film?
2 Jack has been painting / has painted the walls all day He has nearly finished.
3 Jack has been painting / has painted the walls He is so glad he’s finished doing it.
4 I have shopped / have been shopping all day I am running out of money.
5 How long have you worn / have you been wearing this sweater?
Write questions with how long
Example:
I have been sitting here for 5 minutes
How long have you been sitting here?
1 Mary has been playing a computer game for 3 hours.
2 The teacher has been complaining about our behavior since the lesson started.
3 Tom has been working in the garden since he got up this morning.
4 I have been reading this book since last week.
5 My sister has been cooking in the kitchen for 30 minutes