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 Present Perfect Continuous

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1. Which words complete the sentence?
What _________ doing?

have you been

you been
you have been

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Present Perfect Continuous

Use:
Use present perfect continuous in two situations.
1) You started something in the past and you are still doing it now.
I’ve been working all morning (and I’m still working now).

2) You have just finished doing something. The effects of this activity can still be seen.
I’ve been gardening, so my hands are dirty.

Form:
Form the present perfect continuous in this way.

Positive and Negative

have / haven’t been verb + ing

I, you, we, they ‘ve /’ve not

has / hasn’t
he, she, it ‘s / ‘s not

Examples: You’ve been eating chocolate. I’ve not been sleeping well.

Questions

I, you, we, they been verb + ing?

Have
he, she, it
Has

Examples: Have you been drinking? Has Emily been seeing her ex-boyfriend?
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