HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH TIẾP DIỄN – PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1. Khái niệm
- Dùng để diễn tả những hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng vẫn tiếp tục ở hiện tại
và có khả năng tiếp diễn trong tương lai.
- Dùng để diễn tả những hành động có tính liên tục, nhấn mạnh về khoảng thời gian
của hành động đã xảy ra nhưng không có kết quả rõ rệt.
2. Phân biệt với Thì hiện tại hoàn thành:
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Nhấn mạnh vào kết quả, chẳng hạn ai đã Nhấn mạnh vào quá trình, ví dụ ai đã
làm gì được bao nhiêu, mấy lần tính đến làm gì trong bao lâu tính đến hiện tại.
thời điểm hiện tại. Thường trả lời cho Thường trả lời cho câu hỏi “How long”.
câu hỏi “How many / How much”. Ex: I have been working here for 5 years.
Ex: I have worked here for 5 years. (Tôi (Tôi vẫn đang làm ở đây 5 năm rồi). 
đã làm ở đây 5 năm)  Nhấn mạnh 5 Nhấn mạnh hành động tiếp tục làm ở
năm là thời điểm người nói chấm dứt công ty đó và tính đến thời điểm hiện tại
công việc hiện tại. là 5 năm.
Diễn tả những hành động đã xảy ra và Diễn tả những hành động vẫn còn đang
kết thúc (Hành động trọn vẹn). tiếp tục xảy ra (Hành động chưa trọn
vẹn).

3. Công thức
Danh từ số ít/He/She/It + has + been V_ing + O
Ex: She has been playing sports for a month.
Khẳng định
Danh từ số nhiều/I/You/We/They + have + been V_ing + O
Ex: I have been studying at this school for 3 years.
Danh từ số ít/He/She/It + has + not been V_ing + O
Ex: He hasn’t been playing basketball for 5 years.
Phủ định
Danh từ số nhiều/I/You/We/They + have + not been V_ing + O
Ex: I haven’t been playing games with him in a year.
Nghi vấn Has + Danh từ số ít/He/She/It + been V_ing + O?
Ex: Has he been playing chess for a month?
Have + Danh từ số nhiều/I/You/We/They + been V_ing + O?
 Ex: Have you been studying here for 1 hour yet?

4. Dấu hiệu nhận biết

- Since + mốc thời gian (không rõ ràng)
Ex: I have been playing chess since childhood. (Tôi đã chơi cờ từ khi còn nhỏ.)
- For + thời gian chính xác
Ex: I have been studying English for 3 hours. (Tôi đã học tiếng Anh trong 3 giờ.)
- All + khoảng thời gian
Ex: I have been playing games all morning. (Tôi đã chơi game cả buổi sáng.)
- Từ nhận biết gồm: All day, all week, since, for, for long time, almost every day this
week, recently, lately, in the past week, in recent years, up until now, and so far, at the
moment.
5. Bài tập
Exercise 1. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp
diễn.
1. She (work) ……………………………….. here for five years.
2. I (study) ……………………………….. all day.
3. You (eat) ……………………………….. a lot recently.
4. We (live) ……………………………….. in London for six months.
5. He (play) ……………………………….. football, so he's tired.
6. They (learn) ……………………………….. English for two years.
7. My mom (cook) ……………………………….. so the kitchen is really hot.
8. She (go) ……………………………….. to the cinema every weekend for years.
9. It (rain) ……………………………….. so the pavement is wet.
10. You (sleep) ……………………………….. for twelve hours.
11. I (not/work) ……………………………….. today.
12. You (not/eat) ……………………………….. well recently.
13. We (not/exercise) ……………………………….. enough.
14. She (not/study) ………………………………..
15. They (not/live) ……………………………….. here for very long.
16. It (not/snow) ………………………………...
17. He (not/play) ……………………………….. football for five years.
18. We (not/drink) ……………………………….. enough water, that's why we feel
tired.
19. I (not/sleep) ……………………………….., I was reading.
20. They (not/watch) ……………………………….. TV much recently.
Exercise 2. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.
1. He (work) ……………………………….. in this company since 1985.
2. I (wait) ……………………………….. for you since two o'clock.
3. Mary (live) ……………………………….. in Germany since 1992.
4. Why is he so tired? He (play) ……………………………….. tennis for five hours.
5. How long (you/learn) ……………………………….. English?
6. We (look for) ……………………………….. the motorway for more than an hour.
7. I (live) ……………………………….. without electricity for two weeks.
8. The film (not/run) ……………………………….. for ten minutes yet, but there's a
commercial break already.
9. How long (she/work) ……………………………….. in the garden?
10. She (not/be) ……………………………….. in the garden for more than an hour.
Exercise 3. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.
1. I'm bored. It (rain) ……………………………….. for hours so I can't go out.
2. (You/use) ……………………………….. my computer again?
3. My neighbour's children (argue) ……………………………….. all morning.
4. You (not study) ……………………………….. for the maths exam.
5. Mel looks really tired. (she/work) ……………………………….. all night?
6. The kitchen's a mess because we (make) ……………………………….. a birthday
cake for Dad.
7. I (read) ……………………………….. an interesting book about the history of
computers.
8. Jim (not do) ……………………………….. his homework. He's been texting his
friends.
Excercise 4. Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng
1. He ………………….. motorbikes for 2 years
A. has been riding B. has ridden
C. has been ridden D. have been riding
2. My sister _____ for you since yesterday.
A. has been looked B. has been looking
C. have been looking D. looked
3. Why are your hands so dirty? I…………………my bike
A. repaired B. have been repaired
C. has been repaired D. have been repairing
4. We……………around Scotland for 8 years
A. travelled B. have travelled
C. have been travelling D. has been travelling
5. Sandy……………….dinner 4 times this week
A. has cooked B. has been cooking
C. have been cooking D. cooked
6. I ……………… to learn English for years but I have not succeeded yet.
A. have been trying B. have tried
C. tried D. A & B
7. I ……………… to New York three times this year.
A. have been being B. have been
C. was D. has been
8. My brother ……………… several plays. He has just finished his second tragedy.
A. have written B. have been writing
C. has written D. has been writing
9. I love this film. I………………it four or five times already.
A. have been seeing B. have seen
C. has seen D. had seen
10. How long you ………………English? For 5 years
A. have you studied B. have been studying
C. studied D. do you study
Exercise 5. Sử dụng thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn để hoàn thành các câu sau
1. How long ……………………………… for me? (you | wait)
2. What ……………………………… since he returned? (John | do)
3. Why ……………………………… meat lately? (you | not eat)
4. There’s so much snow on the road. ……………………………… all night? (it |
snow)
5. Why ……………………………… for such a long time? (Peter and Jolly | argue)
6. ……………………………… my shampoo? There’s not much left. (you | use)
7. How long ……………………………… glasses? (Ben | not wear)
8. ………………………………since you decided to take the exam? (you | revise)
9. Where ……………………………… lately? (your dad | work)
10. Your hands are covered with chocolate. ………………… a cake? (you | make)
Excersise 6. Sử dụng từ trong ngoặc viết thêm câu trả lời trong các tình huống
sau
1. Why are you so tired?
Because I ……………………………… the wheels on my car. (replace)
2. Your French is perfect.
Really? I ……………………………… French for six years. (learn)
3. Look at Mary. She’s so nervous.
No wonder. She ……………………………… for her boyfriend for ages. (wait)
4. John is sunburnt.
Yes, he really is. He ……………………………… since the morning. (sunbathe)
5. Your parents look relaxed.
They ……………………………… all weekend. (relax)
6. All the footballers are so wet.
They ……………………………… in the rain since the match started. (play)
7. Have you talked to Richard yet?
Not yet. But I ……………………………… to phone him since you told me. (try)
8. Is Grace your neighbor?
Yes, she is. She ……………………………… next door for six years now. (live)
9. Why are Patt and Matt so dirty?
They ……………………………… their bedroom. (paint)
10. Shall I wake Doris up?
Yes, please. She ……………………………… all day long. (sleep)
Exercise 7. Chia động từ trong dấu ngoặc theo thì Hiện tại Hoàn thành hoặc thì
Hiện tại Hoàn thành Tiếp diễn.
1. The students_________________ (talk) about the field trip since 2pm.
2. That player_________________ (practice) for nearly 2 hours. She must be very
tired now.
3. David and I_________________ (not visit) Japan before.
4. The birds_________________ (sing) non-stop since you came.
5. It_________________ (not rain) for nearly a month. Many plants and trees are dead
now.
6. My mother ________just _________ (sell) her car.
7. That company_________________ (send) us the contract yet.
9. Kayla is the kindest person I_________ ever________ (meet).
10. I_________________ (call) 7 clients so far this morning.
11. The children_________________ (do) nothing since their mom went out
12. My aunt and uncle_________________ (borrow) my family’s car.
13. The kids_________________ (not have) dinner yet. Can you go get something for
them?
14. It_________________ (snow) non-stop for hours, and now many streets are
covered in snow.
15. My father________never_________ (try) this food before.
16. That couple________recently _________ (decide) to get married.
17. Our son_________________ (work) for that company for nearly 5 years.
18. My son_________ never________ (see) a tiger before.
19. We_________________ (wait) for you guys for nearly an hour.
20. Our neighbors_________________ (sing) continuously since 8pm.
Exercise 8. Lựa chọn đáp án đúng. Đối với một số câu, ta có thể chọn nhiều hơn 1
đáp án.
1. They__________ in the kitchen for hours.
A. has been being B. have being
C. have been D. are
2. My sister and I__________ this vase in our house before.
A. hasn’t been seeing B. has never seen
C. have never been seeing D. have never seen
3. How long_____you _____ there doing nothing?
A. have- be sitting B. have- been sitting
C. have- sit D. have- sat
4. She__________ non-stop since noon.
A. has been working B. has work

C. has worked D. has been being working

5. It __________ for hours. Now, many places in the city are flooded.
A. has been snowing B. has rained
C. have been snowing D. has been raining
6. This is the first time we__________ to Sydney.
A. have been being B. have be to
C. have been to D. go to
7. Sarah and I__________ for hours. Our eyes are tired now.
A. have been playing sports B. have been texting
C. have texted D. have been eatin
8. Daniel__________ for them for nearly 7 years.
A. has been working B. has been chatting
C. has worked D. has working
9. You are the most talented person we____ ever______.
A. have- worked with B. haven’t- worked with
C. have been- working with D. have- been working with
10. Our daughter is hungry. She__________ lunch yet.
A. haven’t had B. hasn’t been having
C. hasn’t had D. didn’t have
Exercise 9. Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với các động từ trong bảng và thì
HTHT hoặc thì HTHTTD.
Educate – study – get – behave – realize – help – talk – cook - win – promise
Dad: Do you know where our kids are?
Mom: They____________________ (1) dinner since 4pm.
Dad: They____________________ (2) us a lot since the beginning of June. We don’t
have to do much anymore.
Mom: Yeah, I__________just __________ (3) that. I didn’t notice that before.
Dad: I think we_________________ (4) them right.
Mom: __________you __________ (5) to Jackson’s teacher?
Dad: Not yet. Why?

Mom: I talked to her yesterday. He_________________ (6) hard since the beginning
of this semester.
Dad: He_________________ (7) well since then, too. He used to be a naughty kid.
Mom: Lucy__________just __________ (8) to practice harder this year. I believe she
will keep her promise.
Dad: This quarter, she_________________ (9) 2 competitions so far. And
she_________________ (10) good grades, too.