Present perfect Continuous

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I HAVE BEEN + Verbing

Study this situation:

Is it raining?
No, but the ground is wet.
It has been raining.

Have / has been Verbing is the present perfect continuous.

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I ​

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been sleeping all day.

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have

has

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Why weren't you at work today?

I ​

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been feeling very well.

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haven't

hasn't

isn't

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Sorry to hear that What ​

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you been doing?

Open Ended

I have been......................................... a lot recently.

I/you/we/they HAVE BEEN Verbing

He/she/it HAS BEEN Verbing

Reorder

Reorder the following

• He

• has

• been

• learning

• English

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Fill in the Blanks

They have been

(party) all night long

Fill in the Blanks

They have

drinking since 4:00 in the afternoon.

Draw

What happened next?

When do we use it?

We use the present perfect continuous for an activity that
has recently stopped or just stopped. There is a connection
with now!

You are out of breath. Have you been running? (=you are out of
breath NOW)

Study this situation:

How long has it been raining?
It has been raining for two hours.

We use the present perfect continuous in this way with how long, for
..... and since.... The activity is still happening (as in the example) or
has just stopped.

It began raining two hours ago and it is
still raining.

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have you been learning English?

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How long

For long

How much

Multiple Choice

I have been learning English........................I was a child

• for

• since

• when

How long have you been learning English? (=you are still learning it)

Tom is still watching TV. He’s been watching TV all day.

Where have you been? I have been looking for you the last half hour!

The present perfect continuous is often use with words
and phrases like all day/week/year/etc, for, since, just, etc.
As well as for actions repeated over a period of time.

We have been walking for hours and I need a rest!

Every morning they meet in the same cafe. They have been going
there for years.

Draw

What have you been doing recently?

NOTE:

The present perfect continuous is NOT normally used with
the words ever and never! In this case we use present perfect
simple!

Have you ever flown in a helicopter before?

Have you ever been flying in a helicopter before?

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Have you ​

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been confused by the present perfect tense?

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ever

since

yes

Sometimes there is very little difference in meaning
between present perfect simple and continuous and
sometimes there IS a difference in meaning.

I have read that book about cruise ships. (and I have finished it!)

BUT

I have been reading that book about cruise ships.
(I have NOT finished it!)

NOTE:

The present perfect continuous is NOT used with stative verbs!
this case we use present perfect simple!

Have you known each other long? (not Have you been knowing!)

I haven’t liked ice cream since I ate too much and was sick.
(not I haven’t been liking!)

Open Ended

write an action verb

Categorize

Options (8)

possess

own

smell

taste

love

like

know

believe

Organize these stative verbs into the right categories

possession

sense

emotion

mental state