Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous : Form
affirmative
I / You / We / They have ('ve)
She/ He / It has ('s) been reading
negative
I / You / We / They have not (haven't / 've not) been working.
She / He / It has not (hasn't / 's not)
questions
Have I / You / We / They been waiting ?
Has She / He / It been waiting ?
What Have you been doing ?
Where Has she been saying ?
short answers
Yes I / you / we / they have
she / he / it has
No I / you / we / they haven't
she / he / it has
Use present perfect continuous
• to talk about recent continuing activities.
What have you been doing lately?
I've been revising for my exams.
• to explain how recent continuing activities have caused the present situation.
My eyes ache. I've been reading all day.
• to talk about recent continuing activities which will probably continue in the future.
This diagram shows how the climate has been changing.
• with how long questions.
How long have you been studying French?
(this is a continuing process,and isn't finished)
• with time words lately, recently, all (day), every (morning), for, since
I've been studying all morning
1- Complete the sentence using the verb in brackets in the present perfect continuous form
2- Use the prompts and how fang to make a question.