INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA SAN JUAN DE CORDOBA

INGLES GRADO 11
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

FORM
The present perfect continuous is made up of two elements:

1. the present perfect of the verb 'to be' (have/has been), and
2. the present participle of the main verb (base+ing).

FUNCTION
The present perfect continuous refers to an unspecified time between 'before now' and 'now'. The
speaker is thinking about something that started but perhaps did not finish in that period of time.
He/she is interested in the process as well as the result, and this process may still be going on,
or may have just finished.
The present perfect continuous is used to describe:
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.

VERBS WITHOUT CONTINUOUS FORMS

With verbs not normally used in the continuous form, use the present perfect simple. See list of
these verbs under 'Present Continuous':

QUESTION: Complete the following sentences with the rigth perfect tense:
We ________________ to visit Italy for years, so that we ________________ a lot of money for
the last years.

have wanted - have saved

have been wanting - have been saving

have wanted - have been saving

have want - have been save