Present perfect continuous Present Perfect Continuous Tense I have been singing How we make the Present Perfect Continuous Tense? The structure of the present perfect continuous tense is: subject + Here are some examples of the present perfect continuous tense: subject au + I + You - It - We ? Have yo ? Have th Contractions When we use the present perfect continuous tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and the first auxiliary We also sometimes this in informal writing I have been You have been He has been She has been It has been John has been The car has been We have been They have been Here are some examples: • I've been reading • The car's been giving trouble • We've been playing tennis for two hours How we use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense? This tense is called the present perfect continuous tense There is usually a connection with the present or now There are basically two uses for the present perfect continuous tense: An action that has just stopped or recently stopped We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and stopped recently There is usually a result now I'm tired because I've been running pas Recent a • I'm tired [now] because I've been running • Why is the grass wet [now]? Has it been raining? • You don't understand [now] because you haven't been listening An action continuing up to now We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and is continuing now This is often used with for or since I have been reading for hours pas Action starte • I have been reading for hours [I am still reading now.] • We've been studying since o'clock [We're still studying now.] • How long have you been learning English? [You are still learning now.] • We have not been smoking [And we are not smoking now.] For and Since with Present Perfect Continuous Tense We often use for and since with the present perfect tense • We use for to talk about a period of time - minutes, weeks, years • We use since to talk about a point in past time - o'clock, 1st January, Monday Here are some examples: • I have been studying for hours • I have been watching TV since 7pm • Tara hasn't been feeling well for weeks • Tara hasn't been visiting us since March • He has been playing football for a long time • He has been living in Bangkok since he left school Present perfect continuous A It has been raining Xem ví dụ sau: Is it raining? No, but the ground is wet It has been raining Trời vừa mưa xong Have/has been -ing present perfect continuous I/we/they/you have (=I've etc.) been doing I/we/they/you have (=I've etc.) been waiting I/we/they/you have (=I've etc.) been playing etc he/she/it has (=he's ect.) been doing he/she/it has (=he's ect.) been waiting he/she/it has (=he's ect.) been playing etc Ta dùng present perfect continuous nói hành động kết thúc gần hay vừa kết thúc kết có liên hệ hay ảnh hưởng tới tại: You’re out to breath Have you been running? (you are out of breath now) Bạn trông mệt đứt Bạn vừa chạy phải không? (hiện anh đứt hơi) Paul is very tired He’s been working very hard (he's tired now) Paul mệt Anh vừa làm việc căng (bây anh mệt) Why are your clothes so dirty? What have you been doing? Sao quần áo bạn bẩn Bạn vừa làm vậy? I’ve been talking to Carol about the problem and she thinks that Mình vừa đề cập đến vấn đề Carol cô nghĩ B It has been raining for two hours Xét ví dụ sau: It is raining now It began raining two hours ago and it is still raining Trời mưa Trời mưa hai mưa How long has it been raining? It has been raining for two hours Trời mưa hai tiếng đồng hồ Chúng ta dùng present perfect contiuous cho trường hợp này, đặc biệt dùng với how long, for since Hành động xảy (như ví dụ trên) hay vừa chấm dứt How long have you been learning English? (you're still learning English) Bạn học tiếng Anh rồi? (bạn học tiếng Anh) Tim is watching television He has been watching television for two hours Tim xem TV Anh xem TV hai Where have you been? I have been looking for you for the last half hour Anh đâu vậy? Tơi tìm anh nửa tiếng đồng hồ George hasn’t been feeling well recently George vừa cảm thấy khỏe gần Chúng ta dùng present perfect continuous để hành động lặp lặp lại khoảng thời gian: Debbie is a very good player tennis She’s been playing since she was eight Debbie vận động viên quần vợt giỏi Cô chơi quần vợt từ lên tám Every morning they meet in the same cafô They’ve been going there for years Mỗi sáng họ lại gặp quán cà phê Họ đến quán nhiều năm C So sánh I am doing (xem UNIT 1) I have been doing Don’t disturb me now I am working Đừng quấy rầy Tôi làm việc I’ve been working hard, so now I’m going to have a rest Tôi làm việc nhiều nên nghỉ We need an umbrella It’s raining Chúng cần dù Trời mưa The ground is wet It’s been raining Mặt đất ướt Trời mưa Hurry up ! We’re waiting We’ve been waiting for an hour Present perfect continuous and simple A Nghiên cứu ví dụ sau: Ann’s clothes are covered in paint She has been painting the ceiling Quần áo Ann dính tồn sơn Cơ sơn trần nhà The ceiling was white Now it is blue She has painted the ceiling Trần nhà trước màu trắng Bây màu xanh Cơ sơn trần nhà Has been painting present perfect continuous (thì hoàn thành tiếp diễn): Ở quan tâm đến hành động mà không quan tâm đến hành động hồn tất hay chưa Ở ví dụ trên, hành động sơn tường chưa kết thúc Has painted present perfect simple (thì hồn thành): Ở này, điều quan trọng hoàn thành hành động Has painted hành động hoàn tất Chúng ta quan tâm đến kết hành động khơng phải thân hành động So sánh ví dụ sau: My hands are very dirty I’ve been repairing the car Tay bẩn Tôi sửa xe The car is OK again I’ve repaired it Chiếc xe lại tốt Tơi sửa She’s been smoking too much recently She should smoke less Gần cô hút thuốc nhiều Cô nên hút Somebody has smoked all my cigarettes The packet is empty Ai hút hết thuốc tơi Gói thuốc trống rỗng It’s nice to meet you again What have you been doing since we last met? Rất mừng gặp lại bạn Bạn làm từ gặp lần sau cùng? Where’s the book I gave you? What have you done with it? Cuốn sách tặng bạn đâu rồi? Bạn làm với nó? Where have you been? Have you been playing tennis? Bạn đâu vậy? Bạn chơi quần vợt phải không? Have you ever played tennis? Bạn chơi quần vợt chưa? Chúng ta dùng continuous để hỏi hay nói how long - (cho hành động xảy ra) How long have you been reading that book? Bạn đọc sách rồi? Mary is still writing letters She’s been writing letters all day Mary cịn viết thư Cơ viết thư ngày hôm They’ve been playing tenis since o’clock Họ chơi quần vợt từ lúc Chúng ta dùng simple để hỏi hay nói how much, how many hay how many times (cho hành động kết thúc) How many pages of that book have you read? Bạn đọc trang sách rồi? Mary has written ten letters today Hôm Mary viết mười thư They’ve played tennis three times this week Họ chơi quần vợt ba lần tuần Một số động từ (ví dụ know/like/believe) khơng dùng với continuous I’ve known about it for a long time (not "I've been knowing") Tơi biết điều lâu EXERCISE 1: Exercise on Present Perfect Progressive Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect progressive) He (work) in this company since 1985 has been w or I (wait) Mary (live) for you since two o'clock in Germany since 1992 Why is he so tired? He (play) tennis for five hours 5 How long (learn / you) English? We (look for) the motorway for more than an hour I (live) without electricity for two weeks The film (run / not) for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already How long (work / she) in the garden? 10 She (not / be) in the garden for more than an hour Exercise on Present Perfect Progressive Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect progressive) He has been working I have been waiting in this company since 1985 for you since two o'clock Mary has been living in Germany since 1992 Why is he so tired? He has been playing How long have you been learning We have been looking for I have been living English? the motorway for more than an hour without electricity for two weeks The film has not been running How long has she been working 10 She has not been tennis for five hours for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already in the garden? in the garden for more than an hour EXERCISE 2: Put each verb in the correct form REMEMBER: have/has + been + -ing I You for several hours (study) for a long time (dance) He soccer for several years (play) She to this school since 1999 (go) They around the world for six weeks (travel) Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous gap-fill exercise She (study) English for years Peter (come) here on holiday every year since 1989 She How long (teach) our group for two years (you wait) here? It (rain) for over hours I (write) this report for days Mr Brown (work) in this office for years My dog (not eat) properly I must take him to the vets 9 Jane 10 I (lie) in the sun for too long (try) to stop smoking since 1985  It has been _ for a week snows snowing snowed snow  They _ been looking for you has have are is  She's _ thinking about changing her job was has have been  We've been living here _ months since to last for  Mike's been fishing _ dawn of through for since Do the exercises below on the present perfect simple and continuous and click on the answer button to check your answers (Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on present perfect simple and continuous) Write sentences in present perfect simple They / play / football - He / speak / English - I / write / a poem - We / not / wash / the car - Nancy / not / meet / her friends- Write questions in present perfect simple They / finish / their homework - She / visit / her friend- The maid / clean / the house - He / drive / the van - You / ever / write / a poem - Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or simple past) I (not / work) We (buy) today a new car last week We (not / plan) our holiday yet She (not / see) her mother for a long time He (write) a beautiful poem yesterday Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or continuous) I think the waiter (forget) nobody (take) us We (wait) our order yet I think you're right He (walk) (order, already) here for over half an hour and by us at least twenty times He probably thinks we Write sentences in present perfect simple They / play / football - They have played football He / speak / English - He has spoken English I / write / a poem - I have written a poem We / not / wash / the car - We have not washed the car / We haven't washed the car 5 Nancy / not / meet / her friends- Nancy has not met her friends / Nancy hasn't met her friends Write questions in present perfect simple They / finish / their homework - Have they finished their homework? She / visit / her friend- Has she visited her friend? The maid / clean / the house - Has the maid cleaned the house? He / drive / the van - Has he driven the van? You / ever / write / a poem - Have you ever written a poem? Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or simple past) I (not / work) have not worked / haven't worked We (buy) bought a new car last week We (not / plan) have not planned / haven't planned She (not / see) has not seen / hasn't seen He (write) wrote today our holiday yet her mother for a long time a beautiful poem yesterday Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or continuous) I think the waiter (forget) has forgotten half an hour and nobody (take) has taken us We (wait) have been waiting here for over our order yet I think you're right He (walk) has been walking by us at least twenty times He probably thinks we (order, already) have already ordered EXERCISE 4: Present Perfect Simple or Continuous Complete the sentences below with either the simple or continuous form of present perfect Heidi is a writer You ask her: a How many books (write)? b How long Bill is waiting for you You ask him: How long (write)? (wait)? You see Ken playing tennis You ask him: a How many games (play)? b How long c Ken tennis since he was years old Jill is learning Spanish You ask her: How long (play) tennis? (learn) Spanish? Jeff is smoking a He b He (smoke) 10 cigarettes so far today (smoke) all morning John is an actor He (be) in eight movies The answers are: 10 have you written have you been wr have you been wa have you played have you been pla has been playing have you been lea has smoked has been smoking has been The answers are: 10 I haven't been growing vegetables for a while You haven't been walking very much lately She hasn't been coming home early The clock hasn't been working since last year Tina hasn't been teaching English all year They haven't been living in Sydney since 1995 We haven't been going to the new swimming pool He hasn't been exercising regularly You haven't been reading much recently They haven't been meeting in secret Present Perfect Continuous - Questions you / study / hard? he / go / to his mother's very often? how long / she / work / at that school? what / you / do? how long / it / rain? you / cry? they / travel / around Asia? Lilly / have / a hard time at work? 10 The answers are: 10 how long / we / wait / here? how long / you / wash / cars? Have you been studying hard? Has he been going to his mother's very often? How long have we been waiting here? How long has she been working at that school? What have you been doing? How long has it been raining? Have you been crying? Have they been travelling (or traveling) around Asia? Has Lilly been having a hard time at work? How long have you been washing cars? EXERCISE 5: Now complete the sentences below using the correct form • 1) Oh no! I can't pay for the taxi; I have _ my money at home been leaving leaving left • 2) I have never _ the Great Wall of China before see seen saw • 3) I have lived in Cape Town _ two months for since already • 4) Kelly is in her bed, she has _ for three hours sleeping been sleep been sleeping • 5) My teacher is going to be so angry; I haven't finished my homework _ since yet already • 6) I am an English student; I have been studying English _ 2007 just for since • 7) The builders are very efficient; they have _ finished the foundations for our house yet already since • 8) I have _ three ice-creams today been eating eaten eating • 9) Katie must be around here somewhere, I have _ seen her yet since just Complete with present perfect or present perfect continuous tense I have bought / have been buying a new pair of shoes have bought Have you finished / Have you been finishing reading that book yet? I have been reading / have read this book now, so you can have it back I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing you for ages I have finished / have been finishing my work I have lost/ have been losing my key I have been writing / have written three letters since now He has visited / has been visiting ten museums this week She has found / has been finding a good job 10 Oh, no! There’s no wine to drink They have drunk / have been drinking all the wine 11 I have been writing / have written eight pages already 12 She has fallen / has been falling off the horse 13 My bother has won / has been winning the lottery 14 I have driven / have been driving for over eight hours now I am extremely tired 15 I have submitted / have been submitting my report have bought Have you finished have read haven’t seen have finished have lost have written has visited has found 10 have drunk 11 have written 12 has fallen 13 has won 14 have been driving 15 have submitted ... continuous (thì hồn thành tiếp diễn) : Ở quan tâm đến hành động mà khơng quan tâm đến hành động hồn tất hay chưa Ở ví dụ trên, hành động sơn tường chưa kết thúc Has painted present perfect simple (thì. .. chưa kết thúc Has painted present perfect simple (thì hồn thành) : Ở này, điều quan trọng hoàn thành hành động Has painted hành động hoàn tất Chúng ta quan tâm đến kết hành động thân hành động... thúc kết có liên hệ hay ảnh hưởng tới tại: You’re out to breath Have you been running? (you are out of breath now) Bạn trông mệt đứt Bạn vừa chạy phải không? (hiện anh đứt hơi) Paul is very tired