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1.The formation of the Present Perfect Continuous 2. The use of the tense 3.The words, generally used with Present Perfect Continuous. 4. The difference between Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continious 1.The formation of the Present Perfect Continuous 2. The use of the tense 3.The words, generally used with Present Perfect Continuous. 4. The difference between Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continious
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Subject Auxiliary verb have has Auxiliary verb been Main verb base +ing Example: He had been working in a bank for seven years.
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I'm tired because I've been running. Why is the grass wet ? Has it been raining? You don't understand. Because you haven't been listening. I'm tired because I've been running PastPresentFuture Recent actionResult now
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I have been reading for 2 hours. [I am still reading now.] We've been studying since 9 o'clock. [We're still studying now.] How long have you been learning English? [You are still learning now.] I have been reading for 2 hours PastPresent Future Action started in past.Action is continuing now.
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We use for to talk about a period of time - 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years. (I have been studying for 3 hours.) We use since to talk about a point in past time - 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday. (I have been watching TV since 7pm.) We often use the words "lately" or "recently“ (Recently, I have been feeling really tired.)
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You should take care not to mix up the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous : the first one denotes a completed action while with the second one there is an implication of incompleteness. He has made some experiments. – He had been making experiments.
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