Present Perfect Progressive

Present Perfect Progressive

Let's try!

Complete the sentences with is, are, has been, or have been. 

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Complete the sentence with is, are, has been, or have been.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones ________ sitting outside on their porch right now.

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Complete the sentence with is, are, has been, or have been.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones ____ sitting there since after dinner.

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Complete the sentence with is, are, has been, or have been.

The test begins at 1:00. Right now it's 11:00. Sara is at the library. She ____ reviewing her notes right now.

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Complete the sentence with is, are, has been, or have been.

Sara ____ reviewing her notes all morning.

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Complete the sentence with is, are, has been, or have been.

Marco wants to buy a pair of jeans. He ____ waiting for a cashier right now.

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Complete the sentence with is, are, has been, or have been.

Marco ____ standing there for over five minutes. He needs to find someone.

The PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE expresses how long an activity has been in progress. In other words, it expresses the duration of an activity that began in the past and continues in the present. 

Time expressions often used with this tense are

• since and for

• all day / all morning / alI week

Let's try!

Decide whether you have to use “since” or “for”.

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I have been waiting (since / for) 4 o’clock.

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Sue has only been waiting (since/ for) 20 minutes.

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Tim and Tina have been learning English (since / for) six years.

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Fred and Frida have been learning French (since / for) 1998.

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Joe and Josephine have been going out together (since / for) Valentine’s Day.

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I haven’t been on holiday (since / for) last July.

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Mary has been saving her money (since / for) many years.

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You have been watching TV (since / for) hours.

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We have been living here (since / for) 2 months.

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Sue has only been waiting (since/ for) 20 minutes.