PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

- An action has recently stopped with a result

now(B)
- Unfinished action. (A)

A) B)

FORM:

S + have/ has + been + V ing

MARKERS:

since
for (numbers)
all day / the whole day
throughout a year / throughout the summer (nouns)

1. I have white powder on me because _____________________________________________.

2. There are bruises on his body because ____________________________________________.
3. My face is red because ________________________________________________________.
4. They are boiling (= very hot) because ____________________________________________.
5. Everybody is freezing (= very cold) because _______________________________________.
6. My muscles ache (= hurt) because _______________________________________________.
7. His nose is bleeding because ___________________________________________________.
8. My family is ashamed because _________________________________________________.
9. Their clothes are dirty because __________________________________________________.
10. James’ hair is a mess because __________________________________________________.
11. You have a black eye because __________________________________________________.
 PRESENT PERFECT VS. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1) Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
1. Look! ……………………………… (somebody / break) that window?

2. You look tired. ………………………………. (you / work) hard?

3. “…………………………………… (you / ever / work) in a factory?” “No, never”.

4. “Liz is away on holiday”. “Is she? Where ………………………………. (she / go)?”

5. My brother is an actor. ………………………………….. (he / appear) in several films.

6. “Sorry, I’m late” “That’s all right. ……………………………… (I / not / wait) long”.

7. “Is it still raining?” “No, ……………………………….. (it / stop).”

8. ……………………………….. (I / lose) my address book. …………………………. (you / see) it?

9. …………………………………. (I / read) the book you lent me, but …………………..... (I / not /
finish) it yet. It’s very interesting.

10. …………………………… (I / read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

2) For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.

1. You have a friend who is learning Arabic.  (how long / learn / Arabic?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you.  ( wait / long?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. You see somebody fishing by the river.  (catch / any fish?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Some friends of yours are having a party next week.  (how many people / invite?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. A friend of yours is a teacher.  (how long / teach?)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. You meet somebody who is a writer.
 (how long / write / books?)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
 ( how many / books / write))
………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday.
 (how long / save?)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
 (how much money / save?)
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