Present Perfect Progressive

Present Perfect Progressive

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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

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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.