Mastering the Present Perfect Continuous

Mastering the Present Perfect Continuous

Understanding the usage and structure of the Present Perfect Continuous tense in English grammar.

Forming the Present Perfect Continuous

• Subject + have/has + been + verb-ing
• Use when an action started in the past, is still happening, and may continue in the future
• Emphasizes the duration of the action
• Examples: She has been studying for hours. They have been working on the project all week.

Multiple Choice

What tense is used to emphasize the duration of an action that started in the past, is still happening, and may continue in the future?

• Present Perfect Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

• Future Perfect Continuous

• Simple Present

Mastering the Present Perfect Continuous

Use the Present Perfect Continuous with 'All Day', 'All Week', etc. to describe actions or situations that started in the past, continue in the present, and may continue in the future. Example: 'I have been studying all day.'

Multiple Choice

I (not have) a good time at my new school.

• I don't have

• I not had

• I haven't been having

• I've not having been

Multiple Choice

He’s sweating because he______ (run) for two hours.

• he's ran

• he is running

• he has been running

• he's not been running

Poll

Have you been studying English all the week?

• Yes, I have.

• No, I haven´t.

Multiple Choice

She’s very upset. She _____(cry) for 20 minutes.

• She´s been cring

• She's cried

• She's been crying

Draw

Draw your face after having been running for 50 minutes.

Open Ended

He's very tired. He...

Multiple Choice

They’ve been in the library. They _____( study) all the afternoon.

• have been studied

• have been studying

• have not been studying