Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous
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This lesson contains 16 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

Items in this lesson

Present Perfect Continuous

Slide 1 - Slide

Is there a difference:
1. It has been raining for the last two hours.
2. It has rained for the the last two hours.
A
Yes
B
No

Slide 2 - Quiz

Compare:
1. It has been raining for the last two hours.


2. It has rained for the last two hours.

Difference?
  • In de eerste zin ligt de nadruk op de duur van de actie.

Slide 3 - Slide

Present Perfect Continuous
  • He has been talking to Amanda about you lately.
  • He has been talking to Amanda about you.


Als er geen ‘tijd’ in de zin staat ligt de nadruk op dat het recentelijk is gebeurd.


Slide 4 - Slide

It has rained.
of
It has been raining.

Grammaticaal correct maar betekenen iets anders

Slide 5 - Slide

Present Perfect Continuous
  • I’m very tired. I have been working very hard lately.
  • He has been talking to Amanda about you.
  • It has been raining for the last two hours.


  1. Begonnen in het verleden en nu nog steeds relevant.
  2. Nadruk ligt op de duur van de actie.
  3. Dat iets recentelijks is gebeurd. 



Slide 6 - Slide

Present Perfect Continuous
  • Have/has + been + verb+ing

I have been hearing a lot about you.
She has been watching Netflix all day.
They have been looking all over for you.

Slide 7 - Slide

I …. (clean) all morning – I’ve had enough!

Slide 8 - Open question

I … (drink) more water recently, and I feel better.

Slide 9 - Open question

Sorry about the mess. He … (bake).

Slide 10 - Open question

I … (wait) for three weeks for that package to arrive.

Slide 11 - Open question

Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous

Slide 12 - Slide

Look at that couple over there, they ... (be, only)
here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.

Slide 13 - Open question

He must realize we ... (order, not) yet! We .... (sit) here for over half an hour staring at him.

Slide 14 - Open question

I don't know if he ... (notice, even) us. He ... (run)
from table to table taking orders and serving food.

Slide 15 - Open question

Exercises: 
Theme 6: E 
Exc. 12, 13, and 14

Slide 16 - Slide