UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA

GRAL. MARIANO ESCOBEDO

Ingeniería TA y Nano
English VI
 UNIDAD 3. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN…?
• El alumno describirá hechos
iniciados en el pasado que han
estado ocurriendo y que aún
continúan en el presente o
concluyeron recientemente
haciendo énfasis en la duración de
los mismos para intercambiar
información relativa a su entorno
profesional.
TOPIC. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS VS
PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

× Differentiate the use of the

present perfect continuous vs
the present continuous.
CATEGOR PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT
Y CONTINUOUS

1. PRESENT: 1. UNFINISHED:
• Unfinished actions: now, • How long: since 2010, 1. UNFINISHED:
at the moment. since July, for ten • How long: since
• Temporary situations: for years, for three days. 2010, since
a few weeks, for a couple 2. FINISHED: July, for ten
of months, at the • Unfinished Time years, for
moment. Words: tomorrow, three days.
USE • Temporary habits: at the later, at 7 pm, • Temporary
moment, these days. tonight, on Tuesday. Situations:
• Annoying habits: always, • Present Results. recently.
forever, constantly. • Life Experience: ever, 2. FINISHED:
2. FUTURE: never. • Present Results.
• Definite future plans: • News Recent Events:
tomorrow, later, at 7 pm, just, yet, already,
tonight, on Tuesday. recently.
 PRESENT PERFECT
CATEGORY PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

SUBJECT SUBJECT SUBJECT

STRUCTURE
+ TO BE (AM-IS- + HAVE / HAS + HAVE / HAS
ARE) + VERB PAST + BEEN
+ VERB -ING PARTICIPLE + VERB -ING
Present continuous – Present perfect – Present perfec continuous

× I am doing the × I have traveled to × I have been

homework Cancun once. working many
× My friend is × They have done hours.
cleaning her laptop that video many × They have been
× He is working on a times. paying for our
very important × You have beaten meals.
project that level 2 times. × You have been
creating new art
works

I am working extra hours to get extra money. I want to go to New York this year, I have been visited New York
only 2 times and I want to go again. I have been doing well lately, I feel full of energy.