Y2 - Unit 5 - Present Perfect Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Goals:

- Learn about and be able to use the Present Perfect Continuous

- Practice with vocabulary about music

Do you remember what the present perfect is? When is it used + what does it look like?

For the next exercise...

Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb. If you're unsure, you can take a look at page 49 to find these sentences in the text.

I ______ (write) songs since I was a teenager.

We ______ (do) a lot of busking in the streets.

We ______ (not play) together very long.

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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.

What is the difference between pres. perfect and pres. perfect continuous?
(I have walked/I have been walking)

Let's practice

Put the verbs in the following sentences in the present perfect continuous

She _____ (work) here for five years.

I ____ (study) all day.

They ____ (learn) English for two years.

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.

He ____ (not/play) football lately.

We ____ (not/exercise) enough.

Let's practice

Give an answer to the question that is true for you. Use the present perfect continuous.

How long have you been learning English?

How long have you been going to school?

How long have you been walking?

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?

For the next exercise ....

Choose the correct words to fit the gap.

He's been _____ on the phone all morning.

1. talking
2. talked

I've _____ playing this game for hours now.

1. being
2. been

My dad _____ been feeling well for a few days.

1. hasn't
2. haven't

They've _____ studying since 10 o'clock.

1. been
2. being

We _____ been living here for very long.

1. haven't
2. hasn't

The dog's been _____ for half an hour.

1. barked
2. barking

For the next exercise ...

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words and for or since. Make sure to write the entire sentence as your answer, including capitalization and punctuation. Do not use contractions.

We're tired because we _____ (run) _____ hours.

I _____ (wait) for her _____ 40 minutes!

He _____ (watch) TV _____ 9 am.

She's red because she _____ (lie) in the sun _____ this morning.

They _____ (walk) in the rain _____ an hour and they're really wet.

Dad's exhausted because he _____ (work) in the garden _____ he got up.

For the next exercise ...

Complete the story by dragging the verbs to the correct gap.

won

start

entered

released

enter

downloading

record

writes

going

playing

Do you understand the present perfect continuous?

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