The present perfect continuous tense

Present Perfect Continuous образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в форме Present Perfect (have been, has been) и формы причастия настоящего времени (Present Participle) смыслового глагола: I have been working, he has been working, we have been working.

Отрицательная форма – I / you / we / they haven’t been working

He /she hasn’t been working

Вопросительная форма - Have I (you / we / they) been working?

Has he / she been working?

СЛУЧАИ УПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ:

Present Perfect Continuous употребляется для выражения длительного действия, которое началось в прошлом и еще совершается в настоящее время. При употреблении этого времени всегда указан период времени, в течение которого совершается действие.

Present Perfect Continuousупотребляется с такими обозначениями времени, какfor an hour (a month, a long time) в течение часа (месяца, долго времени), since yesterday со вчерашнего дня, since five o’clock с пяти часов и т.п., а также в вопросах, начинающихся сhow long? как долго (давно)?

It has been raining for two hours. Дождь идет уже два часа.

The students have been writing Студенты пишут тест с 9 часов.

the test since 9 o’clock.

How long have you been living Сколько времени вы живете в Лондоне?

inLondon?

Упражнения

Упр. 41. Раскройте скобки. Употребите глаголы в Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Her phone (ring) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn't answer

2. Have you seen my bag anywhere? I (look) for it for ages.

3. He (study) Russian for two years and doesn't even know the alphabet yet.

4. How long you (wait) for me? - I (wait) about half an hour.

5. It (rain) for two days now. There'll be a flood soon.

6. We (argue) about this for two hours now. Perhaps we should stop!

7. You (drive) all day. Let me drive now.

8. How long you (smoke) cigarettes?

9. It (snow) for three days now. The roads will be blocked if it doesn’t stop soon.

10. Ann (look) for a job for 6 months.

11. Where are the Browns? – They are traveling round the Europe.

- How long they (travel) round the Europe?

12. Peter (live) in Africa for the last three years.

13. I (sit) here waiting for you for nearly an hour. I’ve already drunk four whiskies.

14. It (not rain) for a month now. The grass is very dry.

15. I (go) to this pub every evening for the last ten years.

16. You (lie) in the sun for two hours. You will get burned.

17. I (prepare) lessons for tomorrow for two hours and I haven’t finished yet.

18. Where is the key? I (look) for it for half an hour.

19. How long you (repair) your car? – Since morning.

20. Jim has a beard. He (wear) it for ten years.

Упр. 42. Заполните пропуски, употребив for или since.

1. We've been fishing _________ two hours.

2. I've been working in this office _________ a month.

3. They've been living in France _________ 1970,

4. He has been in prison _________ a year.

5. I’ve known that _________ a long time.

6. That man has been standing there _________ six o’clock.

7. She has driven the same car _________ 1975.

8. Things have changed _________ I was a girl.

9. The kettle has been boiling _________ a quarter of an hour.

10. The central heating has been on _________ October.

Упр. 43. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Look! Somebody ________________(break) the window.

2. I wonder if John _________________(forget) my number. I ___________________(expect)

him to call for the past two hours.

3. You look very upset. What _______________________(happen)?

4. You ____________________(not finish) that book yet? You _________________________

read it for more than a week.

5. The meat must be nearly ready. I _________________________(cook) it for nearly an hour.

6. What you _____________________(do) for the last two hours? - I _____________________

(sit) here working at this problem.

7. I ________________(lose) my key. Can you help me look for it?

8. My brother is an actor. He _____________________(appear in several films).

9. Sorry! I’m late. – That’s all right. I _______________________(not wait) long.

10. She just __________________(sell) two of her paintings. – She’s lucky. I _______________

(paint) for 5 years and I ____________________(not sell) a single picture yet.

11. He _______________(sleep) since ten o’clock. It’s time he woke up.

12. That boy _______________ (eat) seven ice-creams.

13. That helicopter ____________________ (fly) round the house for the last hour; do you think

it’s taking photographs?

14. We ___________________ (walk) ten kilometers.

15. We ____________________(walk) for three hours.

16. I _____________________(work) for him for ten years and he never once say “Good

morning” to me.

17. The radio ___________________(play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.

18. He __________________(study) English for two years and doesn’t even know the alphabet

yet.