The document provides examples and explanations of how to form sentences in the present perfect continuous tense in English. It demonstrates the structure using common verbs like "work", "eat", "sleep", and "travel" with subjects like "I", "they", and "he". It then provides a practice section with 10 sentences for the reader to fill in verbs in the correct present perfect continuous form.

3. EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN AREQUIPAI HAVE BEEN LIVING IN AREQUIPA
FOR10 YEARS.FOR10 YEARS.

5. PRESENTPRESENT
PERFECTPERFECT
CONTINUOUSCONTINUOUS
The present perfect continuous
(progressive) expresses an
action that has recently stopped
or is still going on.
It emphasizes the duration
of the action.

6. PRESENTPRESENT
PERFECTPERFECT
CONTINUOUSCONTINUOUS
HOW DO WE MAKE THEHOW DO WE MAKE THE
PRESENT PERFECTPRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS?CONTINUOUS?

7. IT HAS BEENIT HAS BEEN
RAININGRAINING

9. THEY HAVE BEENTHEY HAVE BEEN
TRAVELLINGTRAVELLING

11. SHE HAS BEENSHE HAS BEEN
RUNNINGRUNNING

13. THEY’VE BEENTHEY’VE BEEN
WORKING ON THEWORKING ON THE
ROADROAD

15. THEY HAVETHEY HAVE
BEEN EATINGBEEN EATING

17. BART HAS BEENBART HAS BEEN
WRITING ON THEWRITING ON THE
BOARDBOARD

19. HE’S BEENHE’S BEEN
SLEEPINGSLEEPING

21. HE’S BEENHE’S BEEN
DRINKINGDRINKING

23. HE’S BEENHE’S BEEN
EXERCISINGEXERCISING

25. SHE’S BEENSHE’S BEEN
WALKING ON THEWALKING ON THE
BEACHBEACH

27. HE’S BEENHE’S BEEN
WORKING TOOWORKING TOO
MUCHMUCH

29. HE’S BEENHE’S BEEN
SURFINGSURFING

31. THEY’VE BEENTHEY’VE BEEN
WASHING THEWASHING THE
FLOORFLOOR

33. HE’S BEENHE’S BEEN
EATINGEATING

34. PRACTICEPRACTICE
PUT THE VERBS INTOTHE CORRECTPUT THE VERBS INTOTHE CORRECT
FORM(PRESENT PERFECTFORM(PRESENT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE).PROGRESSIVE).
1.1. HE ………………………..(WORK) IN THISHE ………………………..(WORK) IN THIS
COMPANY SINCE 1985.COMPANY SINCE 1985.
2.2. I …………………………..(WAIT) FORYOU SINCEI …………………………..(WAIT) FORYOU SINCE
TWOO'CLOCK.TWOO'CLOCK.
3.3. MARY ……………………………..(LIVE) INMARY ……………………………..(LIVE) IN
GERMANY SINCE 1992.GERMANY SINCE 1992.
4.4. WHY IS HE SOTIRED? HE …………………..WHY IS HE SOTIRED? HE …………………..
(PLAY) TENNIS FORFIVE HOURS.(PLAY) TENNIS FORFIVE HOURS.
5.5. HOWLONG ………………….(LEARN /HOWLONG ………………….(LEARN /
YOU) ENGLISH?YOU) ENGLISH?

35. 6. WE …………………….(LOOKFOR) THE6. WE …………………….(LOOKFOR) THE
MOTORWAY FORMORE THAN AN HOUR.MOTORWAY FORMORE THAN AN HOUR.
7. I ………………(LIVE) WITHOUT7. I ………………(LIVE) WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY FORTWOWEEKS.ELECTRICITY FORTWOWEEKS.
8. THE FILM …………………….(RUN /8. THE FILM …………………….(RUN /
NOT) FORTEN MINUTES YET, BUT THERE'S ANOT) FORTEN MINUTES YET, BUT THERE'S A
COMMERCIAL BREAKALREADY.COMMERCIAL BREAKALREADY.
9. HOWLONG ……………….(WORK/SHE) IN9. HOWLONG ……………….(WORK/SHE) IN
THE GARDEN?THE GARDEN?
10.SHE …………………..(NOT /BE) IN THE10.SHE …………………..(NOT /BE) IN THE
GARDEN FORMORE THAN AN HOUR.GARDEN FORMORE THAN AN HOUR.