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Present Perfect Continuous

The document is about the present perfect continuous tense in English. It explains that the present perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues in the present. It provides the forms for positive, negative, and interrogative sentences using the present perfect continuous. Examples are given showing how it is used with durations like "for five minutes" as well as without a specific duration to refer to recent or ongoing actions.

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Present Perfect Continuous

The document is about the present perfect continuous tense in English. It explains that the present perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues in the present. It provides the forms for positive, negative, and interrogative sentences using the present perfect continuous. Examples are given showing how it is used with durations like "for five minutes" as well as without a specific duration to refer to recent or ongoing actions.

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UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MANABÍ

INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS – DEPARTAMENTO DE LENGUAS MODERNAS


SEMESTER JUNE – OCTOBER 2020
PROFICIENCY ENGLISH IV

ASYNCHRONOUS CLASS 10: 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.

We use the time expressions for and since with the present perfect continuous. We can also use the
expressions all day, all morning, all week, etc.

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.

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 not been working at that company for three years.
 What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?

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 very tired.


 Kevin has not been practicing his English lately.
 What have you been doing?

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfectcontinuous.html

Lcda. Martha Castro Quiroz Mg. Eii.


EFL TEACHER 1

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