Topic :
PRENSENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
INTRODUCTION
Study those case : It’s been raining for two hours
How long have you been learning English? (= you’re still learning English)
Ben is watching TV. (He’s been watching TV all day)
Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you for the last half hour
Chris hasn’t been feeling well recently
NOTE : The present perfect continious is very similar to the present perfect and we use the present perfect
continious when we want insist that something has been in progress throughout a period
Question : Can yuo make the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous ?
Give some example of the present perfect counttinuous
ETAYAGE
A – give the structure of the present perfect continuous
B - Make the present perfect - it could be positive, negative or question.
1) (you / keep a pet for three years)
2) (you / eat Thai food before)?
3) (it / rain all day)?
4) (who / we / forget to invite)?
5) (we / not / hear that song before)
6) (he / not / forget his books)
7) (she / steal all the chocolate)
8) (I / explain it well)?
9) (who / he / meet recently)?
10) (how / we / finish already)?
11) (he / study Latin)
12) (I / know him for three months)
13) (where / you / study Arabic)?
14) (what countries / they / visit in Europe)?
15) (he / hurt his leg)
CORRECTION ETAYAGE
A – give the structure of the present perfect continuous
subject + auxiliary verb(have/ has) + auxiliary verb (been ) + main verb base + ing
B - Make the present perfect - it could be positive, negative or question.
1) you have been keeping a pet for three years
2) Have you been eating Thai food before?
3) has it been raining all day?
4) who have we BEEN forgetting to invite?
5) we have not been hearing that song before
6) he has not been forgetting his books
7) she has been stealing all the chocolate
8) Have I been explaining it well?
9) who has he been meeting recently?
10) how have we been finishing already?
11) he has been studying Latin
12) I have been knowing him for three months
13) where have you been studying Arabic?
14) what countries have they been visiting in Europe?
15) he has been hurting his leg
FIXATION
A – Give the structure of:
1. Affirmative form
2. Negative form
3. Interrogative form
B – Conjugate in present perfect continuous:
I __________________________ other trails, I assure you. (not/neglect)
2. I hope you ______________________ yourself away. (not/give)
3. I ______________________ much lately. (not/ride)
4. And ________________________________ from? (what / I / run away/?)
5. I _________________________ well, and am not particularly pleased with myself. (not/behave)
6. I ___________________ for him all day. (look)
7. You ________________________ long, I judge. (not/wait)
8. I ____________________________ my daughter for that all this time, I can tell you, husband.(not/bring
up)
9. If we can get it from that shed in which you say it is, we can prove that you
________________________(not/dream)
10. I _______________________ and watching the way a father ought to tend and watch.(not/tend)
11. We _____________________, but we ____________________________
(fight) (not/quarrel)
12. I ___________________ it all night. (read)
13. We hope the writer ________________________ about it for long. (not/bother)
14. __ __________________________________________? (How long/this condition/go on/?)
CORRECTION FIXATION
INTRODUCTION
This tense is called the present perfect continuous tense. There is usually a connection with the present
or now. There are basically two uses for the present perfect continuous tense:
I - 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
EXAMPLE:
I'm tired [now] because I've been running. ·
Why is the grass wet [now]? Has it been raining?
II - 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.
EXAMPLE:
I have been reading for 2 hours. [I am still reading now.]
We've been studying since 9 o'clock. [We're still studying now
III – STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB (have /has ) + AUXILIARY VERB (been) + MAIN VERB ( + ing )
Here are some examples of the present perfect continuous tense:
APPLICATION EXERCICE
Conjugate in present perfect continuous:
I have not been neglecting___ other trails, I assure you.
2. I hope you ___have not been giving_____ yourself away.
3. I __have not been riding________ much lately.
4. And _what have I been running away_______ from?
5. I __have not been behaving___ well, and am not particularly pleased with myself.
6. I _have been looking_________ for him all day.
7. You _have not been waiting____ long, I judge.
8. I _have not been bringing up__ my daughter for that all this time, I can tell you, husband
9. If we can get it from that shed in which you say it is, we can prove that you have not been dreaming
10. I _have not been tending____ and watching the way a father ought to tend and watch
11. We _have been fighting___, but we _have not been quarreling
12. I _have been reading______ it all night.
13. We hope the writer __has not been bothering________ about it for long.
14. How long this condition has been going on _______?
EVALUATION
Exercise 1
It's Saturday morning. What have Tim and his school friends been doing since they got up?
1. Tim - decorate his bedroom
2. Patrick - work on his biology project
3. Sam and Matt - practise rugby
4. Joe and Peter - watch Sam and Matt
5. Raymond - do nothing
6. Sue and Jane – shop
7. Melanie - help with housework
8. Maria and Julie - chat on the Internet
9. Fiona and Eve - do community work
10. Kate - read a book
Tim ........................................................................................................................
Patrick ...................................................................................................................
Sam and Matt ........................................................................................................
Joe and Peter .........................................................................................................
Raymond ...............................................................................................................
Sue nad Jane ..........................................................................................................
Melanie ..................................................................................................................
Maria and Julie ......................................................................................................
Fiona and Eve ........................................................................................................
Kate .......................................................................................................................
Exercise 2 - Present perfect continuous conjugation
1. I'm bored. It……… (rain) for hours so I can't go out.score
2. (you / use)……………….. my computer again?score
3. My neighbour's children ………… (argue) all morning.score
4. You …………. (not study) for the maths exam.score
5. Mel looks really tired……….(she / work) all night?score
6. The kitchen's a mess because we……….. (make) a birthday cake for Dad.'score
7. I…………..(read) an interesting book about the history of computers.score
8. Jim …………(not do) his homework. He's been texting his friends.score
CORRECTION EVALUATION
Exercise 1
It's Saturday morning. What have Tim and his school friends been doing since they got up?
1. Tim has been decorating his bedroom.
2. Patrick has been working on his biology project
3. Sam and Matt have been practising rugby
4. Joe and Peter have been watching Sam and Matt
5. Raymond has been doing nothing
6. Sue and Jane have been shopping
7. Melanie has been helping with housework
8. Maria and Julie have been chatting on the Internet
9. Fiona and Eve have been doing community work
10. Kate has been reading a book.
Exercise 2 - Present perfect continuous conjugation
1. I'm bored. It 's been raining for hours so I can't go out.score
2. Have you been using my computer again?score
3. My neighbour's children have been arguing all morning.score
4. You haven't been studying for the maths exam.score
5. Mel looks really tired Has she been working all night?score
6. The kitchen's a mess because we 've been making a birthday cake for Dad.'score
7. I 've been reading an interesting book about the history of computers.score
8. Jim hasn't been doing his homework. He's been texting his friends.score
