Objectives
Read and understand the overall meaning of very short, simple texts |
�Use simple and some complex language structures when speaking or writing. |
Identify the main idea of a section of extended text. |
full-time
athletics
tiring
netball
nursery
breakfast
part-time
free time
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Grammar
Present Perfect Continuous
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I HAVE BEEN + Ving
Study this situation:
Is it raining?
No, but the ground is wet.
It has been raining.
Have / has been Ving is the present perfect continuous.
I/you/we/they HAVE BEEN Ving
He/she/it HAS BEEN Ving
When do we use it?
We use the present perfect continuous for an activity that�has recently stopped or just stopped. There is a connection�with now!
You are out of breath. Have you been running? (=you are out of �breath NOW)
Paul is very tired. He has been working very hard. (=he is tired now)
Study this situation:
How long has it been raining?�It has been raining for two hours.
We use the present perfect continuous in this way with how long, for�..... and since.... The activity is still happening (as in the example) or�has just stopped.
It began raining two hours ago and it is �still raining.
How long have you been learning English? (=you are still learning it)
Tom is still watching TV. He’s been watching TV all day.
Where have you been? I have been looking for you the last half hour!
The present perfect continuous is often use with words�and phrases like all day/week/year/etc, for, since, just, etc.
As well as for actions repeated over a period of time.
We have been walking for hours and I need a rest!
Every morning they meet in the same cafe. They have been going �there for years.
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for
’ve been playing
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’ve been going
for
’s been studying
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’ve been going
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