Ves 46 Present Perfect Continuous FORM has/have + been + verd-ing Positive Question Negative T T T We have Have five We fave not You |'ve) lyou You |haven't They] foeen vaiting ney focen waiting? | They been waiting He has he He thas not $ Hi < E |co as |she Re |eoasn) USE + Frequently used with how long, for and since (>> Exercise 43 for difference between for and since). Te been studying Engitsh since Iwas a child How long have you been waiting? + To describe activities which were happening until this moment or a very short time ago ‘You iook tired' ‘Yes, I've been working ail nig" "Why ave you so dirty?" Te been playing football" No his tense is not used with fo be or with verbs thet do not normelly take the continuous Practice ‘White these sentences, putting the verbs into the present perfect continuous 1 ‘What (you do) today?" I (play) tennis. ‘What have you been doing today?" Ive been playing tennis.’ 2 "How long (you study) English 3. ‘Ob, David! I (look) for you!’ 4 Pat (live) here for twenty-five years." 5 ‘Tmtired. We (walk) all day" 6 ‘How long (you leam) to drive?"Vabe 7 (wait) here for ages’ 8. 'She's bad-tempered because she (worl too hard. 9 "They (watch) football since three o'clock" 10 ‘Why (you see) your parents so much recently?" 11 "The children look exhausted. What (they do)?" 12 'She should pass the exam She (study) for weeks." 13 "Your mother sends her love. I Gust speak) to her on the phone 14 ‘I (work) here since I was eighteen" THE FUTURE TENSE 47 Present Continuous + time word FORM Present continuous (Exercise 29) + time word ftomorrow, next week, on Saturday, in two weeks, etc) Tim seeing them on fis Saturday in three days in two weeks' time this weel/Friday next weel/Friday