EXTRA English 19 Kung Fu Fighting Grammatik und Übungen
The present perfect continuous
We use the present perfect continuous to mean different things.
An action started in the past and continued until very recently:
• I’ve been watching Charlotte’s Kitchen on television.
An action which was started in the past and is still continuing:
• I've been reading this book since nine o'clock.
• I've been working at this company since January.
An action which continues (but not necessarily all the time):
• I’ve been thinking about our relationship.
• We've been playing tennis together for three years.
A) Complete these sentences with a suitable verb in the present perfect continuous tense.
1 I _________________________________________ a great book for the last few days.
2 My friend and I _________________ ____________ tennis all day.
3 My parents ____________________________ _____ a movie about China.
4 Stop! You _________________________ _________ biscuits for half an hour!
5 She ___________________________ ____________ her iPod for about three hours.
6 My cousin _____________________ _____________ in a restaurant since 2005.
7 I _____________________________ _____________ emails since this morning.
8 My sister _____________________________ with her boyfriend Jack for about a year.
9 Annie __________________________ ____________ as a traffic warden for a week.
10 I _____________________________ _____________ this exercise all day!
B) Complete this conversation with information about you.
A: Hi! What are you doing?
YOU: _________________________________________
A: Really? How long have you been learning English?
YOU: _________________________________________
A: Are you studying anything else?
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YOU: _________________________________________
A: How long have you been studying that?
YOU: _________________________________________
Some verbs don't have a continuous form in the present tense or present perfect tense.
• I know what I'm doing (NOT I'm knowing).
• I've known him for ten years.
• I love Ricky Chung movies (NOT I'm loving Ricky Chung movies).
• I've loved his movies since I was a kid.
• Nick has a motorbike (NOT Nick is having a motorbike).
• He's had a tattoo for three months.
C) Complete these questions and answer them.
How long have you been waiting for a bus?
For about an hour.
1 How long ___________ _______________ English?
_______________ ____________________________
2 How long ________ __________________ your best friend?
_______________ ____________________________
3 How long _______ ___________________ an email address?
_________________ __________________________
4 How long ______________________ Nick _______________________ a motorbike?
________________ ___________________________
5 How long ______________________ Annie __________________________ Hector?
______________________ _____________________
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