1. Duration of actions and activities
UNIT 2
Duration of actions and activities
“Language Knowdlege. Present Perfect Continuous”
L.E.L.I. Claudia García Chávez

2. Present Perfect Continuous
Have/Has + been+ verb-ing

3. Time expressions
For
Since
So far
How long (with questions)

4. Uses
Puts emphasis on the duration or course of an action (not the result)
e.g.
She has been writing for two hours..
We have been working hard.

5. Uses Action that recently stopped or is still going on e.g.
I have been living here since 2001.
My mother has been working for six years.

6. Uses Finished action that influenced the present e.g.
I have been working all afternoon.
It has been raining for hours.

7. Statements with the Present Continuous
Affirmative Statements
Negative Statements
She has not eating all the day I haven’t been studying hard
Long Forms
Contracted Forms
She has been eating all the day I’ve been studying hard

8. Questions with the Present Perfect Continuous
Possible Answers
Questions
Have you been making mistakes? Has it been causing problems?
Yes, I have. No, I haven’t. Yes, it has. No, it hasn’t.

9. References
Werner P. & Nelson J.(2007). Interaction 2 Grammar. McGraw-Hill: New York
Adapted by Carolina Juárez Pintor