Present Perfect Continuous - LiceoSOFOFA



11th_ENGLISH GRAMMAR: THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Structure: Subject + has/have been + verb_ing

We use the present perfect continuous when there is a connection between the past and the present.

We use it to talk about: - a past action recently-stopped.

- a past action still-continuing.

EXAMPLES: I have been studying. (Yo he estado estudiando).

She has been waiting for twenty minutes. (Ella ha estado esperando)

They have been painting since 9 o’clock. (Ellos han estado pintando)

IMPORTANT:

• We use lately or recently to emphasize a past action recently-stopped.

Recently, I have been feeling very tired.

Have you been exercising lately?

• We use for to talk about a period of time: three hours, two months, one decade.

Example: I have been studying for three hours.

• We use since to talk about a point in past time: 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday.

Example: Felipe has been watching TV since 7 p.m.

VERB TO HAVE (haber) CONTRACTIONS

|I |have |Yo |he |

|You |have |Tú |has |

|He |has |Él |ha |

|She |has |Ella |ha |

|It |has |Ello |ha |

|We |have |Nosotros |hemos |

|They |have |Ellos |han |

|I have been |I’ve been |

|You have been |You’ve been |

|He has been |He’s been |

|She has been |She’s been |

|It has been |It’s been |

|Kevin has been |Kevin’s been |

|The car has been |The car’s been |

|We have been |We’ve been |

|They have been |They’ve been |

NEGATIVE CONTRACTION

- I have not been playing tennis.

- I haven’t been playing tennis.

- He has not been smoking.

- He hasn’t been smoking.

- It has not been snowing.

- It hasn’t been snowing.

EXERCISES

Student’s name:__________________________Class:_____ Date:_____________



ITEM I. TRANSLATE. Write in Spanish.

1. I have been listening to classical music for one hour.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. You have been reading comics since the morning.

.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. He has been looking for the keys all day.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Pepe hasn’t been playing Fortnite since yesterday night.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Have you been watching TV all night long?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ITEM II. TRANSLATE. Write in English.

1. Él ha estado pintando. (paint)

……………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Ellos han estado durmiendo. (sleep)

.………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Maria no ha estado estudiando. (study)

………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Él ha estado jugando LOL. Desde las 8 pm. (play)

………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Mi padre ha estado viendo televisión por 6 horas. (watch)

………………………………………………………………………………………

ITEM III. Choose the correct Present Perfect Continuous form.

1. The friends ______________________ a tv series for three hours.

a. have been watching b. have been seeing c. have been looking

2. The students _________________ that book since last April.

a. have been speaking b. have been reading c. has been reading

3. I _________________ for the English PDN since yesterday morning.

a. have been walking b. have been studying c. have been playing

4. María _________________ handball since 8 a.m.

a. has been washing b. has been doing c. has been playing

5. They _________________ to regaeton the whole week.

a. have been singing b. have been hearing c. have been listening

ITEM IV. Write the corresponding auxiliary verb has/have and translate:

1. I _____ been reading. ________________________________________________

2. You _____ been painting lately. ___________________________________________

3. He _____ been watching tv. ________________________________________________

4. She _____ been listening to music. ___________________________________________

5. It _____ been raining recently. ___________________________________________

6. We _____been repairing the circuits. ________________________________________

7. You_____ been sending WhatsApps.__________________________________________

8. They _____ been drinking for 8 hours. ________________________________________

ITEM V. Write the corresponding auxiliary verb hasn’t/haven’t and translate:

1. I ________ been sleeping. Yo no he _________________________________________

2. You ________ been reading. _______________________________________________

3. He ________ been working. _______________________________________________

4. She ________ been watching tv. ___________________________________________

5. It ________ been raining recently. _________________________________________

6. We ________been studying. ______________________________________________

7. You________ been playing video games. ______________________________________

8. They ________ been talking about the trade war. ______________________________

ITEM VI. Circle the correct use:

1. We use for (por) to talk about…

a) a period of time.

b) a point in past time.

2. We use since (desde) to talk about…

a) a period of time.

b) a point in past time.

ITEM VII. Write the contractions:

1. I have been _______________ 4. I have not been _______________

2. You have been _______________ 5. She has not been _______________

3. He has been _______________ 6. They have not been _______________

ITEM VIII. Choose the correct Present Perfect Continuous form.

1. It has _____ raining a lot since 10 a.m.

[pic]be

[pic]been

[pic]being

2. _____ your classmates been preparing the oral presentation?

[pic]Have

[pic]Has

[pic]Are

3. Raúl _____ been working very hard this month.

[pic]'s

[pic]s

[pic]'ve

4. I'm tired because I _____ been watching tv late at night lately.

[pic]'ve

[pic]has

[pic]am

5. Julie and Robert ________ living in France since September.

[pic]has being

[pic]is been

[pic]have been

6. Did you know she's been teaching Chemistry _____ ten years?

[pic]before

[pic]since

[pic]for

7. We have been watching the football match _____ we had breakfast.

[pic]for

[pic]since

[pic]by

8. He has ________ too hard this week.

[pic]working

[pic]works

[pic]been exercising

9. My brother has been travelling _____ two months.

[pic]since

[pic]for

[pic]by

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