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USES
1 We use the present perfect continuous for an action over a period of time leading up to the
present.
e.g.: We’ve been waiting here for twenty minutes. (We’re waiting now)
2 We can use the present perfect continuous to talk about repeated actions up to now.
e.g.: Natasha has been playing the ñiano since she was four.
3 We can also use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action which ends just
before the present.
e.g.: I’ve been swimming. That’s why my hair is wet.
FORM
AFFIRMATIVE
Subject + have/has + been + v-ing + complements.
e.g.: I’ve been repairing the car.
NEGATIVE
Subject + haven’t/hasn’t + been + v-ing + complements.
e.g.: I haven’t been repairing my car.
INTERROGATIVE
(Question Word) + have/has + subject + been + v-ing + complements?
e.g.: Where have you been living?
ADVERBS
For: My sister has been staying with me for three weeks now.
Since: You’ve been playing on that computer since seven o’clock.
How long?: How long have you been waiting?
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
USES
Actions which begin in the past and, because of different conditions, continue up to the
present moment:
-New or recent happenings: “I’ve repaired the TV. It’s working OK now”
-Result: “Scientists have managed to control cancer cells with the use of the
new drug”.
past now
FORMS
AFFIRMATIVE
REGULAR V. : -ed
SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + V.PAST PARTICIP. + COM
e.g.: Susan has lived in Barcelona since she was five years old.
NEGATIVE
e.g.: Susan hasn’t lived in Barcelona since she was five years old.
INTERROGATIVE
e.g.: Where has Susan lived since she was five years old?
ADVERBS
-FOR:
-SINCE: