present perfect continous

I ___________________ (clean) all morning - I'm fed up!

I've been cleaning all morning - I'm fed up!

I ___________________ (drink) more water lately, and I feel better.

I've been drinking more water lately, and I feel better.

___________________ (read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2.

I've been reading your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2.

I ___________________ (wait) for three hours already !

I've been waiting for three hours already !

___________________ (have) my dog for sixteen years.

I've had my dog for sixteen years.

Iona is exhausted these days. She ___________________ (work) too hard recently.

Iona is exhausted these days. She has been working too hard recently

(it / rain, the pavement is wet)

It has been raining, the pavement is wet.

Julie ___________________ (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!

Julie has cooked dinner. Let's go and eat!

(we / live in London for six months)

We have been living in London for six months .

(we / not / drink enough water - that's why we feel tired)

We haven't been drinking enough water - that's why we feel tired.

FORM [has/have + been + present participle] Examples: You have been waiting here for two hours. Have you been waiting here for two hours? You have not been waiting here for two hours.

We use the present perfect (have worked) when we speak about an unfinished time period (this week, this year, etc). I have worked every day this week.

(you / eat a lot recently)

You have been eating a lot recently.

(you / sleep for twelve hours)

You have been sleeping for twelve hours.

I'm a bit worried about Malcolm. He (act) very strange of late.

has been acting

Josh ---- (do/homework) for four hours and he still has a lot more to do.

has been doing

___________________ (you / finish) your homework yet?

Have you finished your homework yet?

(you/send) us the new price list of your products yet? We need it as soon as possible.

Have you sent

(he / play football so he's tired)

He has been playing football so he's tired.

Jerry ---- (not / see) the movie they are talking about.

has not seen

She ---- (not / take care) herself lately, I am afraid she is going to get sick.

hasn't been taking care of / hasn't taken care of

Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect or Perfect Progressive Tenses Those children ---- (eat) chocolate all day. That's why they feel sick!

have been eating

We ---- (live) in this town for 16 years and we love it here.

have been living / have lived

We (produce) this product since the beginning of the year.

have been producing

They ---- (run) nonstop for 2 hours, I can't believe how they can do that.

have been running

I (try) to repair the lock on our door for the last four hours without any success.

have been trying

You ---- (eat) two hamburgers, that's more than enough.

have eaten

I (had) this car for twenty years and it's as reliable as ever.

have had

I ---- (have) my car for 22 years, I think it's time to retire it.

have had

Where ---- (you/be) in the past 3 hours?

have you been

So, what (you/do) since I last saw you? What's new?

have you been doing

Your phone looks old, how long ---- (have) it for?

have you had

How many of these questions (you/manage) to get right so far?

have you managed

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. She has been watching too much television lately. Have you been exercising lately? Mary has been feeling a little depressed. Lisa has not been practicing her English. What have you been doing?

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: They have been talking for the last hour. She has been working at that company for three years. What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes? James has been teaching at the university since June. We have been waiting here for over two hours! Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?

___________________ (they / arrive) already?

Have they arrived already?

He ___________________ (eat) six bars of chocolate today!

He has eaten six bars of chocolate today!

Help, I ___________________ (lose) my wallet! How can I get home?

Help, I've lost my wallet! How can I get home?

How long ___________________ (you / be) a lawyer?

How long have you been a lawyer?

How long ___________________ (you / know) Simon?

How long have you known Simon?

How many times ___________________ (you / take) this exam?

How many times have you taken this exam?

(I / cook so I'm really hot)

I have been cooking so I'm really hot.

(I / study all day)

I have been studying all day.

Lucy ___________________ (run) 2000 metres today

Lucy has run 2000 metres today.

Luke ___________________ (never / be) abroad.

Luke has never been abroad.

(she / go to the cinema every weekend for years)

She has been going to the cinema every weekend for years.

(she / work here for five years)

She has been working here for five years.

She ___________________ (drink) ten glasses of water!

She has drunk ten glasses of water!

Sorry about the mess! I ___________________ (bake).

Sorry about the mess! I've been baking.

Structure of present perfect simple I / you / we / they HAVE gone HAVEN'T gone Have ....gone? he / she / it HAS gone HAS gone Has..... gone?

Structure of present perfect continuous I/ you / we / they HAVE BEEN working HAVEN'T BEEN working have.... been working? he / she / it HAS BEEN working HASN'T BEEN working has .... been working?

The baby's face is really dirty! What ___________________ (he / eat)?

The baby's face is really dirty! What has he been eating?

The students ___________________ (finish) their exams. They're very happy.

The students have finished their exams. They're very happy.

(they / learn English for two years)

They have been learning English for two years.

I'm afraid the company is going bankrupt. It (have) big problems lately.

has been having/has had

The company is huge. It (create) a thousand new jobs since the beginning of last year.

has created

He's an awful driver. He (have) four accidents in the last three months.

has had