he h hh has been answering questions for 30 minutes. but she h hh has just got a from the exam
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He has been has been answeringanswering
questions for 30 minutes.
BUTBUTShe has just has just
gotgot A from the exam.
She has been has been studyingstudying for two hours.
BUTBUT Mom, I have have already already
finishedfinished my homework.
He has been has been drivingdriving for two
hours.
BUTBUT He has boughthas bought a new car.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS?
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS?
1) A: Where are Andrew and David?
B: In the garden. They _________________ (work)
there for three hours.
have been workinghave been working
2) A: Why is Sally upset?
B: She _________________ (lose) her bag.has losthas lost
3) A: Emily ______________ (teach) maths since
she left university.
B: Yes, and she is a very good teacher.
hahass been teaching been teaching
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS?
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS?
4) I am very tired. I _______________ (write)
holiday cards all morning.
have been writinghave been writing
5) I am exhausted. I _________________ (write)
50 holiday cards so far.
has writtenhas written
6) A: This pie is delicious.
B: Really? I ____________________ (taste) it yet.haven’t tastedhaven’t tasted
7) A: ______ you ______ (find) your umbrella yet?
B: No, I ____________________ (look) for it for an
hour now.
HaveHave foundfound
have been lookinghave been looking
8) A: I’m very tired.
B: That’s because you ____________________
(work) too hard since morning.
have been workinghave been working
9) A: You look hot. What ________ you
__________ (do)?
B: I ____________________ (play) tennis with
Sarah.
A: Oh, yes. I ______________ (see) her play
before. She’s good, isn’t she?
B: Yes, she is. She ________________ (beat) me
five times since the start of the summer.
have been playinghave been playing
have seenhave seen
has beatenhas beaten
havehave
been doingbeen doing
REMEMBER !REMEMBER !
Some verbs do not normally have a continuous form. Here are the most common examples:
be hate have know like love understand
With these verbs we use present perfect simple.
We say: I’ve’ve knownknown him for 5 years.
We don’t say: I’ve been knowing him for 5 years.
OROR
We say: I’ve wanted ’ve wanted to buy a car for 2 years.
We don’t say: I’ve been wanting to buy a car for 2 years.