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P2 (Tourism) - Week 5 Present Perfect Progessive
P2 (Tourism) - Week 5 Present Perfect Progessive
Week 5
PRESENT PERFECT VERSUS
PRESENT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
We use present perfect to talk about unfinished actions.
Meanwhile, present perfect progressive is used to talk
about actions that have been occuring for a certain period
of time.
STRUCTURE
1. Subject
2. Auxiliary HAVE/HAS
3. Been
4. Base form of the verb
5. Ing
PRESENT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
1. Lorena has been cooking dinner for 2 hours now.
2. Edwin, Darvin and Ricardo have been studying english for years.
3. Paola and Olga have not been sleeping well lately.
4. Lucia and Lisbeth have not been studying for the exam.
5. Have Noemi and Yandel been working on the assignment this
week?
6. Christopher and Amelia have been talking on the phone for hours.
RULES BEFORE ING
1. If the verb ends in E you must DROP IT (Drive - Driving)