V3B Les 12-03

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Theme words

Grammar: present perfect continuous

Today's goal:

After this lesson, you ...

• ... know how the present perfect continuous is formed and how you can use it in a sentence.

Theme words

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

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

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.

Examples of the present perfect

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.

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?

Exercise 12 (pp. 32-33)

Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect continuous.

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.

Exercise 13 (p. 33)

Look at the pictures and write down the sentences.

Use the present perfect continuous.

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.

Questions?

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

Thanks for your attention;

Enjoy the rest of your day!