Present, Past continuous & Present Perfect Tense

Present Continuous Tense

What do you know about present continuous?
and When do we use Present Continuous?

Use :
We use the present continuous to talk about actions happening now, at the moment.


At the moment We are Learning English.

Is she playing football at the moment?
No, She isn't. He is Running

Look at the picture
Analize the Picture

Objectives

1. You will be able to review Present continuous

2. you will be able to describe People's actions

Draw

What Is She doing?

Fly

What Is it doing?

Speaking Practice

Identify the picture then make a past continuous tense sentence

What are they doing?

What is't doing?

What are they doing?

​Writing Practice

Be ready to answer the following question :

Multiple Choice

what are they doing?

• she is dancing

• They are dancing

Multiple Choice

What is he doing?

• She is cooking

• He am cooking

• he are cooking

• He is cooking

Fill in the Blanks

Past Continuous Tense

use

1. describes actions that look place in the past. Two years ago, I was working at a bar in New york

2. two events that happened simultaneously in the past. I was eating while my brother studying.

3. before and after another action or event happened. I was watching the lovely sunset as a flock of birds soared by.

Yesterday, Bill, Pam, and William Played soccer. They began at 10.00 and finished at 11.30.

Therefore, they were playing soccer at 11.00. they hadn't finished yet.

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Past Continuous : Affirmative sentence

Form

Subject + was/were + Verb + ing + Complement

1. I was cooking for three hours yesterday

2. you were singing since 9 this morning

3. we were watching tv

4. they were walking yesterday

5. he was talking to his girlfriend

6. she was crying all day long.

7. it was fighting all night

Multiple Choice

I _____ my homework yesterday at 9 pm.

• doing

• was doing

• were doing

• do

Multiple Choice

she_____ for her test

• were studying

• studying

• was studying

• is studying

Negative sentence

David and Edgar were playing basketball. They were not studying for their test.

Subject + was/were +NOT + Verb + ing + Complement

My mother and I weren't talking. we were laughing

Multiple Choice

Harry _____ TV last night. He was studying.

• wasn't watching

• watched

• weren't watching

• watching

Form

Subject + was/were + Verb-ing + when + Subject + Simple past Verb + Complement

when +subject + Simple past Verb + complement + , + subject + was/were + verb-ing

1. she walked in the park

2. her phone rang

She was walking in the park when her phone rang
when her phone rang, She was walking in the park

Multiple Choice

I was eating when they .....

• Arriving

• Arrived

• were arrived

• were arriving

Multiple Choice

_____ when She met her husband

• Jane was traveling

• Jane traveled

• jane traveling

• Jane was traveled

Present Perfect Tense

​When to Use :

Action started in the past and continue to the present
Finished past action without an specific time.

Ex :
I have studied my career for 2 years. (still studying)
I have watched that movie
She has read the book

​Example:

1. I have written to letter today

2. you have seen the movie

3. we have shopped in the maeket

4. they have read a comic book

5. He has sent the report to his bos

6. She has bought a new car.

Multiple Choice

She _____ (be) to London before

• have been

• has been

• was

• has be

Multiple Choice

you _____ (leave) your bag under the table

• left

• have left

• have leave

• has left

Multiple Choice

we _____ (walk) the cat

• have walked

• have walk

• has walked

• walke

Multiple Choice

they _____ (not live) in the city before now

• have not lived

• have not live

• has not lived

• lived

Multiple Choice

she_____ (not eat)Chinese food in China

• have not eaten

• have not eat

• has not eaten

• eaten

Multiple Choice

I_____ ( Travel ) to italy

• have not travel

• have not traveled

• has not traveled

• traveled

Multiple Choice

_____ you _____ (visit) another country?

• do/visit

• has/ visited

• have/ Visit

• have/ Visited

Multiple Choice

_____ she _____ (play) soccer all day?

• have/ Play

• has/ played

• is/ play

• have/ played

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

an activity that still Happening

Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up untill now. " for five minutes", " for two weeks", and "since tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the present perfect continuous.

Example:
1. They have been talking for the last hour.
2. You have been waiting here for two hours.

Pattern Affirmative

Subject ( I, You, We They ) + have + been + verb-1 ing
Subject ( He, She, It ) + has + been + verb-1 ing


Example:
He has been playing football all day
I have been feeling really tired

Multiple Choice

You _____ (keep) a pet for two Years

• have been Kept

• Have been keeping

• has Kept

Multiple Choice

James _____ (Know) his wife since he was a child

• has been knowing

• Has Knowing

• has Know

Multiple Choice

I_____ (do) my homework

• have do

• have doing

• have been doing

Pattern Negative

Subject ( I, You, We They ) + have + not+ been + verb-1 ing
Subject ( He, She, It ) + has + not + been + verb-1 ing

Example:
Ben has not been writing essay for 5 hours
You have not been playing football all day.

Multiple Choice

Mom_____ (Cook) lunch

• has been not cooking

• have not been cooking

• has not been cooking

Multiple Choice

They _____ (play) basketball for two hours

• have been not playing

• have not been playing

• has not been playing

Multiple Choice

Daniel ______ (watch) Tv to much today. Ask him to stop!

• has been not watching

• has not been watching

• have not been watching

Pattern Interrogative

Have + Subject ( I, You, We They ) + been + verb-1 ing
Has + Subject ( He, She, It ) + not + been + verb-1 ing

Example:
has he been playing football all day?
have you been doing my homework?

Multiple Choice

______Daniel ______ (watch) Tv to much today?

• Has,

  been watched

• Have,

  been watching

• Has,

  been watching

Multiple Choice

_____ She ______ (learn) piano for 12 years?

• Has,

  been learning

• Have,

  been learning

• Has,

  been learned

1. For : Over a period of time

   Example: it has been raining for two hours

2. Since : From a starting point in the past.

   Example: He has been playing football since he was eight

​Time Duration

all morning, all day, lately, recently, etc.


Example:
Recently, I have been feeling really tired.

Time Signal

Time Signal and Time Duration

Past Perfect Tense

Meaning of Past Perfect Tense

Tense to express an action that was completed in the past before any other action occurred.


Example :
You had read the book three times
he had listened carefully the instructions

Pattern

1. Affirmative

   S + Had + Verb3

   Example: You had read the book three times

2. Negative

   S + Had + Not+ Verb3

   Example: You had not read the book three times

3. interrogative

   Had + S + Verb3

   Example: Had you read the book three times?

Pattern

1. Affirmative

   S + Had + Verb3

   Example: You had read the book three times

2. Negative

   S + Had + Not+ Verb3

   Example: You had not read the book three times

3. interrogative

   Had + S + Verb3

   Example: Had you read the book three times?

Before, after, when, by the time and ptiot to.

Example :
when he came last night, the cake had run out

Subordinate conjunction

after, before, ever, never, yet, etc


Example:
she had never seen a bear before she moved to alaska

Time Signal

Time Signal and Subordinate conjunction

Multiple Select

How we from the past perfect (affirmative)?

• He/ She/ It/ I/ You/ We/ They

• had

• have/ has

• Past Participle + Object

Multiple Choice

Pattern of past perfect (affirmative)?

• S + have/has + Verb3

• S + Had+ not + Verb3

• Had+ S + Verb3?

• S + Had + Verb3

Multiple Choice

She had finished (change to negative)

• She had finished

• She had not finished

• She has finished

Multiple Choice

Pattern of past perfect (negative)?

• S + Had + Verb3

• S + Have/has+ not + Verb3

• S + Had+ not + Verb3

Past Perfect Continuous

1. Affirmative

   S + had + been + Verb1- ing

   Example : Rina had been walking all day

2. Negative

   S + had + not + been + Verb1- ing

   Example : Rina had not been walking all day

3. Interrogative

   Had + s + been + Verb1- ing?

   Example : Rina had been walking all day

Pattern

Simple past perfect continuous tense is used to express something that started in the past and continued to happen after another action and time in the past

Definition

Definition

Simple past perfect continuous tense is used to express something that started in the past and continued to happen after another action and time in the past

Multiple Select

How we from the past perfect (Negative)?

• He/ She/ It/ I/ You/ We/ They

• had/ not

• Verb1- ing

• Past Participle + Object

Multiple Choice

They _____ (Play) badminton

• had been played

• have been playing

• has been playing

• had been playing

Multiple Choice

_____ She ____ (work) since morning?

• had/ be working

• had/been working

• had/ been worked

Multiple Choice

Riny _____ (watch) English movies before she slept

• had not been watched

• had not been watching

• have not been watching

Multiple Choice

Pattern of past perfect perfect (affirmative)?

• S + had + verb3

• S + Had+ not + Verb1/ing

• S + Had+ been + Verb3

• S + Had + been + verb-1 - ing