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Grammar: present perfect continuous
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Welcome!
Theme words
Grammar: present perfect continuous

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Today's goal:
After this lesson, you ...
  • ... know how the present perfect continuous is formed and how you can use it in a sentence.

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Theme words
  1. star-struck
  2. to value
  3. in hindsight
  4. swamp
  5. harmful
  6. squeamish
  7. content

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1. star-struck
2. to value
3. in hindsight
4. swamp
5. harmful
6. squeamish
7. content
Theme words sleepvraag
onder de indruk
waarderen
achteraf gezien
moeras
schadelijk
tevreden
gauw bang

Slide 4 - Drag question

Grammar:
present perfect continuous

  • Similar to present perfect                           Revision: open up your LessonUp app to give an example of how the present perfect is formed.
  • After that, we're going to compare the two tenses.

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Examples of the present perfect

Slide 6 - Open question

Present perfect vs.
present perfect continuous

  • Present perfect: has/have + past participle (You have studied the theme words.)
  • Present perfect continuous: has/have been + infinitive + ing (You have been studying the theme words.)
  • Both tenses refer to unfinished actions that started in the past and are still true in the present. However, there are differences between the two.

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When to use the present perfect continuous:
Something has started in the past and it is still going on:
  • My father has been painting since 9 o'clock.
Something has been going on for too long in your opinion; something isn't finished yet:
  • They have been waiting for hours.
  • Sue has been watching TV all morning.
  • I have been working very hard for this assignment, but it's not finished yet.
Something has been happening more often lately:
  • People have been phoning me all day.
  • It has been raining a lot since January.

Is there something which strikes you when it comes to the type of verbs being used here?

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Exercise 12 (pp. 32-33)
Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect continuous.

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Exercise 12 (pp. 32-33) [5 min.]
  1. They have been painting the walls of the building.
  2. It has been raining a lot the last couple of days.
  3. My teacher has been giving me some useful advice.
  4. I have been working on the computer all the time.
  5. Marc has been wondering about my grades.
  6. She has been travelling around the world.
  7. I have been working in a restaurant this summer.
  8. Denise has been trying to call you this morning.

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Exercise 13 (p. 33)
Look at the pictures and write down the sentences.
Use the present perfect continuous.

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Exercise
Try to come up with 3 different sentences using the present perfect continuous to illustrate its different uses:
  1. a neutral sentence which points out that something has started in the past and is still going on.
  2. a sentence which points out that something has been going on for too long in your opinion.
  3. a sentence which points out that something has been happening more often lately.

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Questions?
Do you understand how to form & use the present perfect continuous?

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Thanks for your attention;

Enjoy the rest of your day!

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