The present perfect continuous tense is used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present. It is formed using 'have/has been' followed by a verb in the ing form, and is used with 'for' and 'since' to indicate time periods and starting points. Example sentences illustrate its usage and question formation.

1. PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

2. WHAT’S ITS USE?
• Present perfect continuous is used to talk about actions that started in the past but continue
in our present
PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
START
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

3. FORM
I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING SOCCER FOR 4 YEARS SHE HAS BEEN STUDYING SINCE 2 PM
S+ HAVE/HAS+ BEEN+VERB IN ING
YOU HAVEN’T BEEN LISTENINGTO MUSIC ROGER HASN’T BEEN PLAYINGVIDEOGAMES
WE ADD “NOT” AFTER HAVE (HAVEN’T/HASN’T)

4. FORM
• HAVEYOU BEEN DOING EXERCISE? HAS DIANA BEEN READING?
SUBJECT AND HAVE CHANGE PLACES
OPEN QUESTIONS
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN……….?
WHAT HAVEYOU BEEN……….?

5. WHEN TO USE FOR OR SINCE?
FOR: USED WITH PERIODS OFTIME SINCE: USED WITH SPECIFIC POINTS IN
TIME (STARTING POINT/DATES)
E.G For…. 2 years, a week, 3 hours, half hour, three
months, etc…
E.G Since….. 2020,April, May, I was 10, 2010, 8 o’
clock
I HAVE BEEN STUDYING FOR 3 HOURS
SAM HAS BEEN LEARNING FRENCH FOR 5
YEARS
I HAVE BEEN STUDYING SINCE 12 O´CLOCK
SAM HAS BEEN LEARNING FRENCH SINCE 2019

6. QUESTIOOOOOONS?

7. VOCABULARY