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Área: English Asignatura: English Curso: 11th
Fecha: 13 al 17-06 Periodo: II Nº Hor: 12hr Semana: 8
Tema: Present Perfect Continuous with Active and Passive Voice
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Students will be able to identify and use the present perfect
continuous with both active and passive voice
EMOCIÓN
Exploración Use the present perfect continuous in active and
passive voice
Contextualización
Conceptualización
Present Perfect vs PP Continuous

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FORMING THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
The present perfect continuous is made up of two elements: the present perfect of the verb 'to
be' (have/has been), and the present participle of the main verb (base+ing)
Subject has/have been base+in
She has been swimmin
Affirmative: She has been / She's been running.
Negative: She hasn't been running.
Interrogative : Has she been running?
Interrogative negative: Hasn't she been running?
EXAMPLE: PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, TO LIVE
Affirmative Negative Interrogativ
I have been living I haven't been living Have I been
You have been living You haven't been living Have you be
He, she, it has been living He hasn't been living Has she been
We have been living We haven't been living Have we bee
You have been living You haven't been living Have you be
They have been living They haven't been living Have they be
FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
The present perfect continuous refers to an unspecified time between 'before now' and 'now'. The
speaker is thinking about something that started but perhaps did not finish in that period of time.

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He/she is interested in the process as well as the result, and this process may still be going on, or
may have just finished.
ACTIONS THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUE IN THE PRESENT
She has been waiting for you all day (= and she's still waiting now).
I've been working on this report since eight o'clock this morning (= and I still haven't finished it).
They have been travelling since last October (= and they're not home yet).
ACTIONS THAT HAVE JUST FINISHED, BUT WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE
RESULTS
She has been cooking since last night (= and the food on the table looks delicious).
It's been raining (= and the streets are still wet).
Someone's been eating my chips (= half of them have gone).
VERBS WITHOUT CONTINUOUS FORMS
With verbs not normally used in the continuous form, use the simple present perfect. For
example: I've wanted to visit China for years.
She's known Robert since she was a child.
I've hated that music since I first heard it.
I've heard a lot about you recently.
We've understood everything.
we've heard this morning.
Passive Voice
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not
known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Example: My bike was stolen.
In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not
know, however, who did it.
Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following
example shows:
Example: A mistake was made.
In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame
anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).

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ACCIÓN
Producción
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
 Recently, John has been doing the work. Active
 Recently, the work has been being done by John. Passive
NOTE: Present Perfect Continuous is less commonly used in its passive form.
Time Adverbials Commonly Used with Present Perfect
Continuous
Several time adverbials are commonly used with this tense. Some examples are
for, since, so far, lately, all my life. Examples:
I have been working for 10 hours without a break.
He has been living in Cartagena since 2013.
They have been talking for 2 hours so far.
She has been looking tired a lot lately.
We have been speaking Spanish all of our lives.
Modelación

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Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect continuous).
1. He (work)
has been w
in this company since 1985.
2. I (wait) for you since two o'clock.
3. Mary (live) in Germany since 1992.
4. Why is he so tired? He (play) tennis for five hours.
5. How long (learn / you) English?
6. We (look for) the motorway for more than an hour.
7. I (live) without electricity for two weeks.
8. The film (run / not) for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break
already.
9. How long (work / she) in the garden?
10. She (not / be) in the garden for more than an hour.
EVALUACION
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Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1. Steve has been washing the dishes all week.
2. We have been playing the game for 2 hours.
3. Lisa has been cooking the lunch since early in the morning.
4. They have been building the hospital for 3 years.
5. The company has been advertising the product since last year.
Use eachof the following time adverbials with the present perfect
continuous in either the active or passive voice:For, Since, So Far, Lately,
All my life

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Bibliografía
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III. Top Notch (2011). Second Edition, Student book. Pearson Education, Inc.