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OBJECTIVE. 1. Actions that started in the past and are still happening but The emphasis is on the duration of the action. 2. Home Practice Page 40,41,42. the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. also called: the Present Perfect Progressive. Meaning:.

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  1. OBJECTIVE 1. Actions that started in the past and are still happening but The emphasis is on the durationof the action. 2. Home Practice Page 40,41,42

  2. the Present Perfect Continuous Tense also called: the Present Perfect Progressive

  3. Meaning: • The present perfect continuous is very similar in meaning to the present perfect tense. • We use it to talk about something that started in the past and is still happening. • But The emphasis is on the durationof the action.

  4. Example: It began raining two hours ago. It is STILL raining now. *It has been raining for two hours. This is the present perfect continuous tense.

  5. Form: This grammar has 3 parts: verb in -ING HAS or HAVE BEEN + +

  6. Negative Form: Has NOT + been + a verb in ing Have NOT + been + a verb in ing John has not been living in L.A. for very long. (or hasn’t been living) We have not been exercising very much recently. (or haven’t been exercising)

  7. He has been runningfor a long time or He’sbeen runningfor a long time

  8. Havetheybeenplaying?

  9. Shehasn’tbeenhavinga good time

  10. Yes, I / you / we / they / have he/ she / it has No, I / you / we / they/haven’t he / she/ ithasn’t SHORT ANSWERS Has he beenworking? Haveyoubeencooking? Yes, I have No, he hasn’t

  11. More Examples: Jane started to work in her garden at 8:00 this morning. Now it is 12:00. She has been working in her garden for 4 hours! Wow! She must be tired now!

  12. Where are Mickey and Minnie? They are sleeping. They’ve been sleeping for a long time. Sami and Paula are talking in the café. They have been talking since class ended.

  13. Janice is at work. She works at a store. She has been working with customers all day. Lupe and her husband are on their honeymoon. Right now, they are flying to Hawaii. They have been traveling for 5 hours.

  14. Practice! 1. Lisa is studying. She began at 5:00 and now it’s 9:00. 2. We are playing soccer. We started 2 hours ago, and we’re not finished yet. 3. The dog is barking. He started 5 minutes ago. 4. My friends are using the computer right now. They started 30 minutes ago.

  15. Answers! 1. Lisa has been studying for 4 hours. She has been studying since 5:00. She’s been studying for a long! 2. We have been playing soccer for 2 hours. We’vebeen playing soccer for 2 hours. 3. The dog has been barking for 5 minutes. 4. My friends have been using the computer for 30 minutes.

  16. PRACTICE WITH THIS SONG In the shadows

  17. 1. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS 2. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS 3. DIFFERENT TENSES

  18. Tests on Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Progressive Test 1 Test 2

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