Student’s name: _____________________________________________________ Class: _____ Date: ___/___/______

Let’s review the Present Perfect: Now see how to use the Present Notice that in case 3, if we want to
Formation: have / has + participle Perfect: emphasize the duration of the action,
I have listened to a great old song. we use the Present Perfect
Continuous instead:
Susan has visited her grandparents.
a) Marian has lived in this city since
1. Time is not important, but the action. she was born. (Present Perfect)
I have bought a new CD. (When? We don’t know and it doesn’t matter)
2. Action repeated in the past. b) Marian has been living in this city
Jeremy has visited Europe several times this year. (Note we mentioned since she was born. (Present Perfect
when, but it’s not a single action in the past, we referred to several Continuous used to emphasize the
actions repeated in the past. duration of the action.)
3. Action that started in the past and still true / in progress in the Both sentences above have the same
present → (used to refer both to the past (when the action started) and meaning.
the present (because the action also refers to the present). The Present Perfect Continuous is
Marian has lived in this city since she was born. (She started living here formed by the present perfect of the
when she was born (past) and still lives here (present). verb to be + verb in the –ing form.

Mark [x] the sentences that can be written using the present perfect continuous:
1. Jeremy has done his homework nicely. [ ]
2. George and Emily have gone to Asia and they plan to live there for 5 years. [ ]
3. Catherine and I have worked together for more than ten years. [ ]
4. It’s amazing to see how much the kids have grown since we moved t the countryside. [ ]
5. I haven’t heard of Susan lately. Do you know her cell phone number? [ ]
6. The students have taken this test since the first class this morning. I have no idea how long it will still take
them to finish it. [ ]
7. Marcy has driven for four hours since we left Vermont. I think we should stop and rest now. [ ]
8. Has Joe called Melanie? She left a message asking him to contact her. [ ]
Now rewrite the sentences you marked using the present perfect continuous.
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Answer the questions as in the models.
Models:
How long have you lived here? (5 years) I have been living here for 5 years.
How long has Carol stood in that line? (1 p.m.) She has been standing in that line since 1 p.m.

1. How long has Richard slept? (10 hours) __________________________________________________________

2. How long has Alice studied here? (3 years) ________________________________________________________
3. How long have the kids played videogames? (this morning) __________________________________________
4. How long have you waited for me? (40 minutes) ___________________________________________________
5. How long has Jeremy worked at this office? (1998) _________________________________________________
6. How long has Dad read the newspaper? (8 a.m.) ___________________________________________________
7. How long have we played soccer at the beach? (2 hours) ____________________________________________
8. How long has the dog barked? (all morning) _______________________________________________________
9. How long has Mom cleaned the house? (7 a.m.) ___________________________________________________
10 How long has Pollyanna studied in her room? (3 hours) _____________________________________________