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How to Use the Present Perfect Continuous, ARRIAGA SALAZAR BRANDON :smiley…
How to Use the Present Perfect Continuous
STRUCTURE
I
have
been
sleeping
well lately
QUESTION
(Question Word) +
have/has/haven´t/hasn´t
+ (Subject) +
been
+
(ing verb)
What
have
you
been
doing
lately?
have/has
+ (Subject) +
been
+
(ing verb)
Have
you
been
following
me?
NEGATIVE
(Subject) +
haven´t/hasn´t
+
been
+
(ing verb)
(Subject) +
have/has
+
been
+
(ing verb)
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
is used to express an action which started before now ( or in the past ) and has continued up until now ( or into the present ).
I´ve been living in France since 1990
PRESENT PERFECT
Is used to express a past action which started in the past and continued to happen after another action or time in the past.
I´ve lived in this city for 6 years
USING FOR AND SINCE
FOR
We use for to talk about
a period of time
:
three hours, two months, one decade
SINCE
We use since to talk about
a point in past time
:
9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday
EXAMPLES
My mom has been cooking for three hours
They have been playing football for an hour.
Have you been preparing the assignment for two hours?
We have been watching a movie in this Cineplex for two hours.
Have you been listening to realistic songs since morning?
What have you been doing?
He has been reading the book for two hours.
It hasn't been raining for very long.
I have been writing articles on different topics since morning.
You haven't been studying enough to do well in school.
ARRIAGA SALAZAR BRANDON :smiley:
14/08/2020 :check:
