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Date: 29 de septiembre 2020

GUIDE # 04

Name: Aura Mayerly Sánchez Rojas. Program: administración de empresas.

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

“If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE USE 1

Duration from the Past until Now

We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous. Examples:

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They have been talking for the last hour.

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She has been working at that company for three years.

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What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?

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James has been teaching at the university since June.

Recently, Lately

You can also use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a duration such as "for two weeks." Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We often use the words "lately" or "recently" to emphasize this meaning. Examples: 

Recently, I have been feeling really tired.

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She has been watching too much television lately.

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Have you been exercising lately?

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Mary has been feeling a little depressed.

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Lisa has not been practicing her English.

Practice Writing 1. Read the dialog and fill in the blanks using the Present Perfect Continuous and the verb in brackets Josh: Hello Chun, very nice to see you again! How much time has it been? Five years? Chun: Yes, I think so. Good to see you, too! Josh: You look so beautiful! What ___have _____ you (do) ____been doing___? Chun: Well, I (travel) ____have been traveling_ around the world, working as an air hostess. What about you? Josh: Awesome! I (work) have been working at an important law firm since I graduated from high school. Chun: What happened to Vicky? Did you marry her? Josh: Yes, I did. We (live) have been living in Bogotá since then. Chun: Ah! Congratulations! Please, say hello to her for me. Josh: Very nice talking to you. I have to go, but let´s have lunch next week! Chun: OK. Great idea! 2. Unscramble the sentences according to the conversation in the Exercise No 1 a. At / a / law / firm / working / been / has / He He has been working at a law firm. b. since / our / graduation / He / has / been / Bogota / in / living He has been living in Bogotá since our graduation. c. has / studying / since / law / been / He / 2010 He has been studying law since 2010. 3. Find 9 verbs in the word puzzle and write them in the box below adding –ing.

1. Chatting 5. Running.

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2. Resting.

3. Buying.

6. Going.

7. Moving.

4. Arriving. 8. Preparing.

9. Traveling.

4. Complete the sentences using “have” or “has” and verbs from exercise 3.  My neighbors __have__ been _moving_ to their new house since last week.  You _have_ been _traveling_ by car around the country  Joe has been running every day at the park  My brother and I has been arriving late for class since the beginning of the semester.  Jessica has been preparing her school presentation.

 Sophie and Louis has been buying books for own new library.  Nelson has been chatting with his friend Tina for one hour.  The thief has been going to the police all morning.  Carol has been resting all week in her house. She didn´t go to work. 5. Look at the pictures and write sentences using the “Present Perfect Continuous” and the given words.

a. They / play / all weekend

b. They / dance / all night

They have been playing all weekend.

They have been dancing all night.

d. Jhon / write / novel / all month

c. The baby / cry / all night The baby has been crying all nigth.

Jhon has been writing novel all month.

6. Match the questions with the answers below. a. What have you been doing?

_b__ I have been working for ten hours.

b. How long have you been working?

_a_ I have been studying.

c. What have you been reading?

_e_ Yes, I have. I have studied Portuguese

d. Have you been traveling

_c_ I have been reading a novel.

e. Have you studied any foreign language

_d__ Yes, I have.

7. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the “Present Perfect Continuous”

They have been cooking for half an hour.

I have been studying English since last week.

It has been raining all day.

He has been working very hard this week.

8. Find the mistakes in the followings sentences and correct them I have be working all day

I have been working all day.

She been sleeping all afternoon.

She has been sleeping all afternoon.

We have decorating our house for Christmas. We has been decorating our house for Christmas. Have you been study? You have been studying. He have been reading my book

He has been reading my book.