U3 - present perfect continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

When do we use the  

"Present Perfect Continuous"?

• 1- The action started in the past. The action is still happening in the present.
  

• Taylor Swift has been singing since 2004.
• They have been hiking for hours.

• Signal words: for , since , how long

Then what is the difference?

AND DURATION

The Difference between "the Present Perfect"and "the Present Perfect Continuous": 

• In the "Present Perfect Continuous" the emphasis is on the duration. 

When do we use "the Present Perfect Continuous"? 

• 2- When we talk about the present result of a continuous action in the past (most of the time it shows irritation)

Fill in the present perfect continuous

I ... ... ... you for such a long time

Fill in the present perfect continuous:

I ... ... ... about you

Fill in the present perfect continuous:

I've got a hangover I ... ... ... too much for sure

Fill in the present perfect continuous:

I ... ... ... for a girl like you to come into my life

Fill in the present perfect continuous:

Seems I ... ... ... in the wrong direction

Fill in the present perfect continuous:

I know you ... ... ... yourself wrong.

I______ the house this summer.
(The focus is on the action – decorating – and the action is unfinished.)

1. have been decorating
2. have decorated

I_____ the house blue.
(The focus is on the finished result. The activity is finished but we can see the result now.)

1. have been painting
2. have painted

I _____ that book you lent me. I finished it yesterday.

1. am reading
2. has read
3. have read
4. will read

She ______ emails for 3 hours now.

1. wrote
2. has written
3. is writing
4. has been writing

I _____ that book you lent me. I have still got another 50 pages to read.

1. read
2. have read
3. have been reading
4. have reading

She _____ 10 messages.

1. has been writing
2. has written

I usually work in London but I_____in Birmingham for the last 3 weeks.

1. have worked
2. have been working

I _____ here before.

1. have been working
2. have worked

He ______ tennis for his school

1. has played
2. has been playing

He _____tennis since he was eight.

1. has played
2. has been playing