PRESENT PERFECT

INTERMEDIATE
CONTINUOUS

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 Answer the questions:

Where did you live as a child and where do you live now?

Have you ever moved?

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 Read the interviews and answer the question: When did they move?

Interviewer: Where were you born?

Mike: I was born in Vancouver.

Interviewer: Why did you move to Toronto?

Mike: I moved to become a professional basketball player.

Interviewer: How long have you been playing for the Toronto team?

Mike: I have been playing for this team since 2019.

Interviewer: Where were you born?

Linda: I was born in China.

Interviewer: Where do you live now?

Linda: I live in India.

Interviewer: How long have you been living in India?

Linda: I have been living in India for three years.

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Mike moved to Toronto in 2019.

Interviewer: Where were you born?

Mike: I was born in Vancouver.

Interviewer: Why did you move to Toronto?

Mike: I moved to become a professional basketball player for the Toronto team.

Interviewer: How long have you been playing for the Toronto team?

Mike: I have been playing for this team since 2019.

Linda moved to India three years ago.

Interviewer: Where were you born?

Linda: I was born in China.

Interviewer: Where do you live now?

Linda: I live in India.

Interviewer: How long have you been living in India?

Linda: I have been living in India for three years.

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 Read the sentence and answer the questions.

I have been playing for this team since 2019.

1. When did he start playing for this team?

2. Is he still playing for this team?

Which timeline correctly describes the action?

A B C

2019 2020 NOW 2019 NOW PAST 2019 NOW

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I have been playing for this team since 2019.

1. When did he start playing for this team? 2019

2. Is he still playing for this team? Yes

Which timeline correctly describes the action?

A B C

2019 2020 NOW 2019 NOW PAST 2019 NOW

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 Read the sentence and answer the questions.

I have been living in India for three years.

1. Where does she live now?

2. If now it’s 2021, what year did she move to India?

Which timeline correctly describes the action?

A B C

3 YEARS

PAST NOW UNKNOWN
 NOW 3 YEARS
 NOW

PAST AGO

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I have been living in India for three years.

1. Where does she live now? India

2. If now it’s 2021, what year did she move to India? 2018

Which timeline correctly describes the action?

A B C

3 YEARS

PAST NOW UNKNOWN
 NOW 3 YEARS
 NOW

PAST AGO

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 Complete the tables with the present perfect continuous forms of the verb play.
POSITIVE FORM
SUBJECT
3 years
I - you - we - they

It - she - he 1988

NEGATIVE FORM
SUBJECT

I - you - we - they

It - she - he

INTERROGATIVE FORM
SUBJECT

I - you - we - they

It - she - he

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POSITIVE FORM
SUBJECT HAVE / HAS BEEN VERB + ING
FOR 3 years
I - you - we - they have been playing

It - she - he has been playing SINCE 1988

NEGATIVE FORM
SUBJECT HAVE / HAS + NOT BEEN VERB + ING

I - you - we - they haven’t been playing

It - she - he hasn’t been playing

INTERROGATIVE FORM
HAVE / HAS SUBJECT BEEN VERB + ING

Have I - you - we - they been playing

Has It - she - he been playing

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 Read the sentences and answer the question.

I’ve been living in India for three years. She’s been working since 8am.

Do living and working have a strong G sound at the end of the word?

Click HERE and listen how -ing is pronounced.

Repeat what you hear and practice the -ing pronunciation.

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I’ve been living in India for three years. She’s been working since 8am.

Do living and working have a strong G sound at the end of the word? No
/lɪvɪŋ/ /wɜːkɪŋ/

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 Put the words in the right order to create correct sentences.

1. since - living - 1995 - ’ve - in - I - Paris - been

1. ____________________________________________________________ .

2. working - machine - been - The - hasn’t - for - days - washing - ve

2. ____________________________________________________________ .

3. long - studying - he - How - has - English - been

3. ____________________________________________________________ ?

4. for - He - writing - ’s - hour - been - an

4. ____________________________________________________________ ?
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1. I’ve been living in Paris since 1995.

2. The washing machine hasn’t been working for ve days.

3. How long has he been studying English?

4. He’s been writing for an hour.

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activities you’ve been doing, 
 activities you haven’t been doing, 


like learning English, playing a sport, etc. like travelling, having dinner with friends, etc.

Remember to use the present perfect continuous + for / since.

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 Read the sentences and correct the mistakes.

1. I’m been living in Malta for a decade.

2. You hasn’t been driving.

3. It has been raining for hours.

4. We have being travelling for two months.

5. They have been sing since 2am.

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1. I’m been living in Malta for a decade.

I’ve

2. You hasn’t been driving.

haven’t

3. It has been raining for hours.

correct

4. We have being travelling for two months.

been

5. They have been sing since 2am. singing

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