1. Present Perfect Progressive
When and Why do we use the Present
Perfect Progressive?
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2. Present Perfect Vs Perfect Progressive
With some verbs like live, work, teach and study, there is no difference in use between the present perfect and the present perfect progressive.
Use both to describe an action that started in the past and continues to now.
The two tenses, present perfect and present progressive differ with all other verbs.
Example:
“My friend has lived in Kuwait for 7 years”.
“My friend has been living here for 7 years”.
Fall 2001
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3. Perfect Progressive: 1.Recent Actions
Use Present Perfect Progressive to explain a situation
that is related to a recent activity.
Example:
a. My hands are green because I have been painting my
room.
b. His eyes are red because he has been sleeping.
c. Their shoes are full of mud because they have been
playing in the yard.
Fall 2001
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4. Perfect Progressive: 2.Unfinished Actions
Use present perfect progressive to describe
actions or situations that started in the past and
are still going on.
Example:
They have been waiting for twenty minutes.
b. She has been talking on the phone for the last 40 minutes.
Fall 2001
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5. Perfect Progressive: 3.New Habits
Use present perfect progressive to talk about a
regular habit or activity that is still happening.
Example:
He has been eating out a lot recently!
b. I have been exercising a lot lately.
Fall 2001
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6. Perfect Progressive: 4. With Just
Use Present Perfect Progressive with (Just) to
emphasize a recent activity.
Example:
Why are his hands black?
He has just been fixing his car.
b. Would you like to have lunch with me?
No thanks. I have just been eating a
sandwich.
Fall 2001
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7. Practice
Fall 2001
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