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10. Present Perfect Continuous

I, WE, YOU, THEY

HE, SHE, IT

Positive

We have been studying English for 5 years.

He has been studying English for 5 years.

Negative

We haven’t been smoking since November.

He hasn’t been smoking since November.

Questions

Have you been working here long?

Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.

What have you been doing lately?

Has he been working here long?

Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t.

What has he been doing lately?

The Present Perfect Continuous tense shows the action which started in the past and is still going on.

The following words may be signals of the Present Perfect Continuous tense:

For shows for how long the action has been going on.

Since shows from what moment in the past it has been going on.

How long is used in questions.

Ex. 1. Open the brackets, using the Present Perfect Continuous tense.

  1. We (study) English for 2 years.

  2. She (live) in Paris since September.

  3. He (work) as a Sales Manager since 2001.

  4. They (discuss) the contract terms since 10 o’clock.

  5. This company (work) in retail trade for 5 years.

  6. You (read) the catalogue since lunch.

  7. It (rain) since early morning.

  8. We (try) to reach an agreement for 2 hours.

  9. She (wait) for you for 40 minutes.

  10. They (watch) sports programmes since 11 o’clock.

  11. How long (work) for this company?

Ex. 2. Make the sentences negative and interrogative (yes/no questions).

  1. We have been working at this problem for a long time.

  2. They have been planning this trip since winter.

  3. She has been living in London for 3 weeks.

  4. He has been waiting for her for 40 minutes.

  5. It has been raining since yesterday.

  6. I have been working hard all the year.

  7. Mr. Hill has been talking on the phone for an hour.

  8. Mrs. Hill has been cooking dinner since 10 o’clock.

Ex. 3. Put special questions to the sentences, using the words in brackets.

  1. She has been sleeping for 12 hours already. How long…?

  2. They haven’t been working hard all the year. Why…?

  3. They have been developing this brand since last August. Since when…?

  4. She has been talking on the phone for 2 hours. Who … with…?

  5. He has been earning a lot of money these months. How much…?

  6. I have been reading this book for 2 weeks. What kind of …?

7. I am so tired! I’ve been writing it since early morning. What…?

Ex. 4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

    1. Сколько лет вы изучаете английский язык? - Я изучаю английский язык с детства.

    2. Снег идет с утра.

    3. Я мою окна с утра, но пока вымыла только два окна.

    4. Чем ты занимался весь день? – Я ходил по магазинам.

    5. Я ищу работу уже три месяца, но пока не нашел то, что мне нужно.

    6. Ты выглядишь усталым. – Я много работаю последнее время.

    7. Сколько вы уже играете на гитаре? Я играю с детства.

    8. Он читает газету с 10 утра.

    9. Анна живет на этой улице с тех пор, как купила там квартиру.

10. Они обсуждают контракт уже 2 часа.

11. Он сочиняет музыку с тех пор, как родители купили ему гитару.