Presentation of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense in Greek

1. Present Perfect Continuous
I ‘ve been working all day…
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2. ΚΑΤΑΦΑΣΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ ΑΡΝΗΣΗ
I have been fishing Have I been fishing ? I haven’t been fishing
You have been fishing Have you been fishing? You haven’t been fishing
He has been fishing Has he been fishing? He hasn’t been fishing
She has been fishing Has she been fishing? She hasn’t been fishing
It has been fishing Has it been fishing? It hasn’t been fishing
We have been fishing Have we been fishing? We haven’t been fishing
You have been fishing Have you been fishing? You haven’t been fishing
They have been fishing Have they been fishing? They haven’t been fishing
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3. Πράξη µε διάρκεια από το παρελθόν που συνεχίζεται
έως και τώρα
Χρησιµοποιούµε τον Present Perfect Continuous για
να µιλήσουµε για µια πράξη που άρχισε στο
παρελθόν και συνεχίζεται και τώρα
ΠΡΟΣΟΧΗ — ΑΚΟΜΑ ΣΥΜΒΑΙΝΕΙ .
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Examples:
■ They have been talking for the last hour. (ακόµα µιλάνε….)
■ She has been working at that company for three years.(δεν έχει φύγει
από την εταιρεία…)
■ What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes? (…σε βλέπω και τώρα
να το κάνεις.…)
■ James has been teaching at the university since June ( δεν έχει
σταµατήσει….)
■ We have been waiting here for over two hours! (… κι ακόµα
περιµένουµεεεεεε…..)
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5. Πρόσφατα, τελευταία
Επίσης, ο Present Perfect Continuous µε τις
λέξεις "lately" or "recently" εκφράζει κάτι
που γίνεται τον τελευταίο καιρό και συµβαίνει
ακόµα.
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Examples:
■ Recently, I have been feeling really tired.
■ She has been watching too much television lately.
■ Have you been exercising lately?
■ Mary has been feeling a little depressed.
■ Lisa has not been practicing her English.
■ What have you been doing?
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7. Όταν έχω στοιχεία για αυτό που λέω…..
à"Have you been feeling alright?" (….υπονοεί ότι σε
βλέπει κάπως χάλια….…)
à"Have you been smoking?" (…κάτι µυρίζει ύποπτα
στην ατµόσφαιρα…)
à “Has it been raining?” (….βλέπεις το βρεγµένο
γρασίδι…)
Χρησιµοποιώντας, λοιπόν, σε ερώτηση αυτόν τον
χρόνο φαίνεται ότι βγάζω ένα συµπέρασµα γιατί
ακούω, βλέπω, νιώθω, οσφρίζοµαι - δηλαδή έχω
στοιχεία για κάτι .
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Οµοιότητες
Present Perfect vs. Present perfect continuous
★ και οι δύο αναφέρονται σε πράξη
που άρχισε στο παρελθόν και
διαρκεί µέχρι τώρα

9. Διαφορές
Present Perfect vs. Present perfect continuous
★ στον Pr. Perfect δεν συνεχίζεται - στον Pr. Per.
Continuous συνεχίζεται
★ στον Pr. Perfect τονίζω το ότι έγινε η πράξη -
στον Pr. Per. Continuous τονίζω κυρίως τη
διάρκεια
★ ΔΕΝ µπαίνουν όλα τα ρήµατα σε Continuous
χρόνους, εποµένως χρησιµοποιουµε τον απλό
Present Perfect υποχρεωτικά.
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10. ■ I ‘ve possessed this house since 1970.
Ι ‘ve been possessing this house since 1970.
(το σπίτι είναι ακόµα δικό µου, αλλά το ρήµα
possess δεν παιρνει -ing)
I ‘ve known him for over 20 years.
I ‘ve been knowing him for over 20 years.
(εξακολουθώ να τον γνωρίζω, αλλά το ρήµα know
δεν παίρνει -ing - βέβαια, µπορεί να ειπωθεί
κάλλιστα σε µια κηδεία… )
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11. PRESENT PERFECT VS. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1.Judy: How long ………………..(be) in Canada?
Claude: I ……………………….(study) here for more than three years.
2. I ………………………..(have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm
thinking about buying a new one.
3. I …………………………..(love) chocolate since I was a child. You might
even call me a "chocoholic."
4. Matt and Sarah …………………….(have) some difficulties in their
relationship lately, so they ………………………(go) to a marriage counselor.
I hope they work everything out.
5. John ……………………..(work) for the government since he graduated
from Harvard University. Until recently, he ………………………..(enjoy) his
work, but now he is talking about retiring.
6. Lately, I ……..………………(think) about changing my career because
I………………………… (become) dissatisfied with the conditions at my
company.
7. I ……………………..(see) Judy for more than five years and during that
time I have ……………………………….(see) many changes in her personality.
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12. Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous
1.It ……………………(rain) all week. I hope it stops by
Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
2. Sid: Where is Gary?
Sarah: He ………………………(study, at the library) for his
German test on Wednesday. In fact, he ……………………………
(review) for the test every day for the last week.
3. You look really great! …………………………….(You, exercise)
at the fitness center ?
4. Frank, where have you been? We ……………………………..
(wait) for you since 1 PM.
5. Tim: What is that sound?
Nancy: A car alarm …………………….(ring) somewhere down
the street. It …………………………….(ring) for more than
twenty minutes.
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6. Joseph's English …………………..(improve) , isn't it?
He…………………………. (watch) American television programs and
……………………..(study) his grammar every day since he first
arrived in San Diego.
7. Dan: You look a little tired. ………………………………….(You get)
enough sleep lately?
Michelle: Yes, I …………………………….(sleep) relatively well.
Dan: I hope you feel better soon.
Michelle: Thanks. I ……………………………………(take lately ) some
medicine, so I should feel better in a couple of days.

14. Hope all that was clear!
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