The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Sara has been picking vegetables for
two hours.
Is used to put emphasis on the
duration of an action which started in
the past and continues up to the
present, specially with time
expressions such as for, since, all
morning, all day, etc.
He is dirty. He has been playing football.
For an action that started and finished
in the past, and lasted for some time.
The result of the action is visible in the
present.
Who has been reading my business
papers?
Is used to express anger, annoyance
or irritation
How long
have you been learning English?
She has been working here
for
twenty years.
We have been living here
since
1999.
She has been going out a lot
lately/ recently
.
Group work / Game
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/grammar/jumbled-tenses-present-
perfect-1.htm
Present Perfect Simple vs Continuous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a
wW-whO083I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_
oODlA-r7HU
•
Conversation
•
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUbV5
B8ieck
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to emphasize the duration of an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, indicating ongoing actions with time expressions like 'for,' 'since,' 'all morning,' etc. Learn how to use this tense correctly and distinguish it from the Present Perfect Simple Tense through examples and explanations. Practice differentiating between the two tenses with interactive group work games and watch engaging video conversations to enhance your understanding.
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Sara has been picking vegetables for two hours.
Is used to put emphasis on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present, specially with time expressions such as for, since, all morning, all day, etc.
For an action that started and finished in the past, and lasted for some time. The result of the action is visible in the present.
Who has been reading my business papers?
Is used to express anger, annoyance or irritation
How long have you been learning English? She has been working here for twenty years. We have been living here since 1999. She has been going out a lot lately/ recently.
Group work / Game https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/grammar/jumbled-tenses-present- perfect-1.htm
Present Perfect Simple vs Continuous https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a wW-whO083I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ oODlA-r7HU Conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUbV5 B8ieck
