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The present perfect continuous tense is used to indicate actions that started in the past and continue to the present, emphasizing duration. It is formed with 'has/have + been + present participle' and can be used with or without specific durations. This tense differs from the present perfect simple, which focuses on the result of actions rather than their duration.

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Unit 8

The present perfect continuous tense is used to indicate actions that started in the past and continue to the present, emphasizing duration. It is formed with 'has/have + been + present participle' and can be used with or without specific durations. This tense differs from the present perfect simple, which focuses on the result of actions rather than their duration.

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Level 5

Unit 8
Grammar: Present
•
perfect continuous
The present perfect continuous (also called present perfect
progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show that an action
started in the past and has continued up to the present moment. The
present perfect continuous usually emphasizes duration, or the amount
of time that an action has been taking place. Read on for detailed
descriptions, examples, and present perfect continuous exercises.
• Present Perfect Continuous Forms
• The present perfect continuous is formed using has/have + been +
present participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject
and has/have. Negatives are made with not.
• Statement: You have been waiting here for two hours.
• Question: Have you been waiting here for two hours?
• Negative: You have not been waiting here for two hours.
Grammar: Present
•
perfect continuous
We use the present perfect continuous to show that something started in the
past and has continued up until now. For five minutes, for two weeks, and
since Tuesday are all durations which can be used with the present perfect
continuous.
• Examples:
• • 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?
• • James has been teaching at the university since June.
• • We have been waiting here for over two hours!
• • Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?
Grammar: Present
perfect continuos
• 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.
• Examples:
• • Recently, I have been feeling really tired.
• • She has been watching too much television lately.
• • Have you been exercising lately?
• • Mary has been feeling a little depressed.
• • Lisa has not been practicing her English.
• • What have you been doing?
Grammar: Present perfect
vs presente perfect
continuous
•
We use the present perfect simple to focus on the result of an action,
and we use the present perfect continuous to focus on the doing of
the action itself.
• I've been practising this piece for weeks but still haven't learned it.
• We use the present perfect simple to talk about how much or how
many. When we focus on how long something has taken, we use
the present perfect continuous.
• I've done three tests this term.
• We've seen that show three times.
• I've been working on this project for a month now. I need to finish it
by the end of the week.
Grammar: Present perfect
vs presente perfect
continuous
•
We use the present perfect simple to talk about how many times something has
happened. But we use the present perfect continuous for repeated actions when we don't
say specifically how many times they have happened. We often use phrases such as all
day and recently in these sentences.
• We've seen that show three times.
• I've been trying to contact him all morning.
• We usually use the present perfect simple, not the present perfect continuous, to talk
about states rather than actions with verbs like be, have, know, seem.
• We’ve known each other since university.We've been knowing each other since university.
• She’s had that laptop for over ten years!She's been having that laptop for over ten years!
• We often use the present perfect simple, not the present perfect continuous, to
announce news for the first time.
• Have you heard? Tom’s lost his job.
• The Prime Minister has resigned.

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