Present Perfect Cont.

• english
• Secondary Education

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

 TENSE

EXPECED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learners will be able to:

1. Recall the concept of the present perfect tense.
   
2. Identify present perfect continuous tense and frame sentences using the same
3. Differentiate between present perfect and present perfect continuous tense
4.  Identify the difference between the usage of since and for.

Recall some of the common sentences from your classes.

1. I have completed the work.
2. I have submitted the assignments.
3. I have made everyone attendee.
4. I have joined the class.
5. She has left the class due to some technical glitch. 
   

Mention the similarity
among all the
sentences.

All these sentences hit on the completion of some task; be it in the recent past or late past.

When we need to depict the completion of any action; in the recent past or late past, we use the present perfect tense. The format of the same is 

has/have + V3

Write one sentence of
the present perfect
tense.

Open page no. 162 and answer the questions.

Observe the following sentences.

I  have done the work.

I have been doing the work for 3 hours.

Identify the difference
between the two
sentences.

Let's discuss now

I  have done the work.

I have been doing the work for 3 hours.

(The first sentence shows that the task has been well completed.The second sentence shows that the task began somewhere in the past, continued for sometime and it's still being done.

When we need to depict the actions which began somewhere in the past, continued for sometime and are still being done, we use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

Create one sentence with
the present perfect
continuous tense.

Read the conversation between Wogogee and his friend on page no. 163 and underline the sentences used in PPC tense.

Observe the following sentences.

1. I have been watching for sometime now.
2. We have been meeting often.
3. I have been doing my work for 3 hours.
4. I have been doing this work for three hours.
   
5. I have been doing work since 3 p.m. 

(Note that we use adverbs of time in this tense)

Difference between since and for

Read the following sentences and identify the difference between since and for.

1. I have been doing this work for three hours.
2. I have been doing work since 3 p.m. 

Since is used for point of time and for is used for period of time.

1. I have been doing for three hours.
   
2. I have been doing work since 3 p.m.

The farmers have been
harvesting the field __
6 hours.

1. since
2. for

The panel has been
interviewing the
candidates __ 7:00 a.m.

1. for
2. since

Reema has been taking
piano classes __ 2019

1. for
2. since

We have been living in
Ghaziabad __ 13 years.

1. since
2. for

DIFFERENT FORMS

Affirmative            Negative                         Interrogative

I have been       I haven't been living.        Have I been living.                                                                  living?

                                                                                       

Now I can identify the tense and implement it correctly.

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