PRESENT PERFECT

CONTINUOUS
Study this situation:

Is it raining?
No, it isn’t.
But the ground is wet.
It has been raining.
 How do we make the Present Perfect Continuous tense?
subject auxiliary verb – auxiliary verb – main verb + ing
HAVE BEEN

+ I have been waiting for one hour.

+ You have been talking too much.

- It has not been raining.

- We have not been playing football.

auxiliary subject auxiliary verb – main verb + ing

verb – HAVE BEEN

here for many years ?

? Have you been living

their homework?
? Have they been doing
When do we use it?
1. for an activity that has recently stopped. There is
a connection with now! It has a result in the present.

Paul is very tired. He has been working very hard. (=he is tired now)
Study this situation:
It started raining two hours ago and it is
still raining.

How long has it been raining?

It has been raining for two hours.

2. For an action that started in the past and is still happening

now. We often use how long…., for..... and since....
We often use for and since with perfect tenses:

•We use for to talk about a period of time: three hours, two months, one decade
•We use since to talk about a point in the past: 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday

for since
ages I left school
30 minutes 10.00 am
four days Friday
3 months March
2 years 2010
 Use PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS

1. My cat _____________ _____________ (sleep) _____________ all day.

2. A: _____________ Jim _____________ (do) _____________ exercise?
B: Yes, he _____________. He needs a rest.
3. It _____________ _____________ (rain) _____________ for several days.
4. I failed the test because I _____________ not _____________ (study) _____________ hard.
5. We _____________ _____________ (drive) _____________ for two hours.
6. Tracy and Tom _____________ _____________ (play) _____________ tennis for an hour.
7. A: I’m sorry I’m late. _____________ you _____________ (wait) ____________ a long time?
B: No, I _____________ _____________.
8. Where ____________ you _____________ (spend) _____________ your summer holidays?
9. Who _____________ _____________ (eat) _____________ my cookies?
10. A: You look tired. _____________ you _____________ (work) _____________ hard?
B: Yes, I _____________.
11. I _____________ _____________ (think) _____________ about quitting my job.
12. Why _____________ you _____________ (get) _____________ up so early recently?