It has 3 short texts which demonstrate the 3 rules to explain the use of this tense. Page 2 has 3 exercises. This ws helps to practice this tense orally as well as in written form. The students look at the pictures and comment them using present perfect continuous.Example: The streets are wet, it has been raining. The progressive tenses are recognizable by the present participle (i.e., the word that ends "-ing"). Here are some examples of verbs in the progressive tenses. In the Past Tense. He was playing. (past progressive tense) They were singing. (past progressive tense) In the Present Tense. I am diving. (present progressive tense) We are leaving. You may have noticed that all the verbs used in the present continuous tense in the examples above describe an action or process—these are called dynamic verbs. The present continuous tense normally requires a dynamic verb. Verbs that instead describe a state of being such as emotion, belief, perception, or possession are called stative verbs Examples of Present Perfect Continuous Tense. I have been writing articles on different topics since morning. He has been reading the book for two hours. They have been playing football for an hour. She has been finding the dress since morning. He has been studying in the library for three hours. We have been shopping at this fair for two hours. Present Perfect Continuous. 1 when the result. of the action is important. 2 to describe how somebody or something has been occupying. his/her or its time. 3 for repeated actions and actions of a continuous nature. I have been writing a play. I’ve been going to a new café a lot. 1u1Fxx.

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