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Present perfect continuous Present perfect continuous vs present perfe Practice The Present Perfect Continuous Tense He has back hurts because he has been running a lot. They tired because they a lot She hasare eyes hurt because shehave has been been playing typing for all day Form Positive I You We They Have (‘ve) He She It Has (‘s) Question Have been waiting Has I you we they he she it Negative been waiting I You We they have not haven’t He She It has not hasn’t been waiting Usage Use 1: An action that has just stopped or recently stopped • We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and stopped recently. There is usually a result now. • Ex: I have been telling you all along that you need to brush up on your grammar Usage Use 2: An action continuing up to now • We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and is continuing now. This is often used with for or since. • Ex: -They have been talking for the last hour. -She has been working at that company for three years. -What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes? Usage Use 3: Recently, Lately • You can also use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a duration such as "for two weeks." Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We often use the words "lately" or "recently" to emphasize this meaning. • Ex: -Recently, I have been feeling really tired. -She has been watching too much television lately. Present Perfect Continuous Tense Vs Present Perfect Tense What is difference between the present perfect tense and the present perfect continuous tense? • The difference between the present perfect tense and the present perfect continuous tense is very small. • There are many times when the two tenses can be used interchangeability. • There are differences in the structure of the tenses. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense Vs The Present Perfect Tense The Present Perfect Continuous Tense The Present Perfect Continuous Tense -To state an action that is continuations -To state an action that is continuations -To emphasize the period of time the action took place The Present Perfect Tense The Present Perfect Tense -To state an action that was not continuous or was interpreted To state the amount of times an action took place Practice Talking about you • • • • How long have you been studying at this school? How long ________ you ______ (study) at How long have you known your teacher? this school? How long _________ have you been using this How long you_______ (know) book? your teacher? How long have you been living here? How long_________ you_______ (use) this book? How long_________ you ______ (live) here? Read the STREET NEWS AL’S STORY and then match and write questions a-f in the second picture with answer 1-6 in the first picture: