Present Continuous

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Messi is playing football.
(right now)

Messi plays football.
(but NOT at the moment)

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. At the moment
2. Every Saturday
3. Now!
4. Often

https://view.genial.ly/61c47120e3aa4e0de0fc8082/interactive-content-magnetic-board-quizWhich sentence is written in the Present Continuous?

1. They play football in the garden.
2. Vegetarians don't eat meat.
3. I get up.
4. They're playing football in the garden.

Choose the Present Continuous.

He___ beer in the pub right now.

1. spills
2. is spilling
3. are spilling
4. spilling

Look! They ... him his present.
(to give)

I ... a book for school right now.
(to read)

write one sentence using the PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Rule (p. 50)

1. I've been learning the piano for two years.

B. talk generally about situations or activities that started in the past and are still continuing now

2. I've been practicing the piano since 10 AM.

A. emphasise how long an activity has been happening. The activity may or may not be complete.

3. I've been playing the piano all day and I'm tired now.

C. talk about situations or activities that have stopped but have a result in the present

How to form the present perfect continuous

Start with the subject: I, you, she/he/it, we, they

Use have or has (she/he/it has)

Add the word 'been'

Write down the verb in the -ing form (walk - walking, eat - eating, write - writing)

I have been writing for two hours./She has been walking all day.

Watch out!

Sometimes the spelling changes.

If the word ends in -e (write, release etc.) you remove the e in the -ing form. Write -> writing, release - > releasing.

Negative sentences

When making negative present perfect continuous sentences, we simply add the word 'not' after have or has

He has not been doing his homework.

I have not been exercising enough lately.

Questions

We can ask questions in the present perfect continuous.

To do this, write down 'have/has'

Next, write down the subject: I, you, she/he/it, we, they

Then, write 'been' and the verb in the -ing form

Have you been doing your homework?

How long has he been playing tennis?

Sentences that illustrate difference between the present perfect and present perfect continuous (1):

I’ve been decorating the house this summer (P.P.C).
The focus is on the action taking place – decorating – and the action is unfinished.

I’ve painted the house blue (P.P).
The focus is on the finished result. The activity is finished but we can see the result now.

Sentences that illustrate difference between the present perfect and present perfect continuous (2):

It has been raining for the past two days (P.P.C)

You emphasise the fact that something has been happening a lot recently.

I have worked here for most of my life (P.P.)

This action has started in the past and is still ongoing at present.

Compare

I have lived here since 2016

VS

I have been living here for five years

Present perfect simple

have/has + past participle (voltooid deelwoord) 

Conclusion

When you want to focus on:

The action          present perfect simple

The duration of the action          present perfect continuous

What's the same?

We are sad because our grandfather has passed away 

VS

We are tired because we have been working hard

Both action with consequence

	Present perfect	Present Perfect Con.
1. in verleden begonnen en nog steeds voortduren 2. nadruk op resultaat van iets dat in verleden is gebeurd 3. onduidelijk wanneer in het verleden gebeurd 4. zojuist/kortgeleden gebeurd	has/have + ww + ed has/have + 3e rijtje 1. I 've lived here since 2014. (geen nadruk op tijdsduur) 2. We have painted our house blue (eenmalige gebeurtenis) 3. I 've lost my phone. 4. I can't open the door because I 've left my keys at the restaurant	has/have + been + ww + ing 1. I' ve been living in Australia for years now, but I have never seen a tarantula (nadruk op tijdsduur). 2. Dad is tired because he has been painting all day. (dingen die langer duren, vaker gebeuren of gewoonte zijn)
Signaalwoorden:	FYNE JAS // for, yet, never, ever, just, already, since	for hours/ages/a long time (irritatie), all day

Remember: the Present Perfect Continuous?

'have' + been + main verb + -ing

> I have been working all day.  / I've been working all day.
> She has been working all day. / She's been working all day.

Remember: the Present Perfect?

'have' +  past participle

> I have seen that film before.  / I've seen that film before.
> She has seen that film before. / She's seen that film before.