Speaking: Answer with the Present Perfect Continuous
Answer the questions using the Present Perfect Continuous
Answer each question out loud with have been doing. Nothing is checked here - the task is for speaking.
- What have you been doing since 3 o'clock?
- Why are you out of breath?
- Why are you tired?
- Why are you cold?
- Why are your clothes so dirty?
Rule: Present Perfect Continuous ShowHide
have / has been + -ing
- An activity that started in the past and is still going on, often with for, since, all day, How long …?: She has been playing tennis since she was six.
- A recent activity whose result you can see now: His clothes are dirty. He has been playing in the mud.
They haven't been waiting long.
How long have you been waiting?
Present Perfect Simple instead
- A finished result, how many, how much: I've read three books. Nick has returned your book.
- After a superlative or the first time: the most boring film I've ever seen; the first time he has driven a car
- With state verbs – know, like, hear, have (own): Have you heard from Brian?
- With yet: They haven't finished yet.
The activity or the result? I've been painting the kitchen – that's why my hands are dirty (maybe not finished). I've painted the kitchen – it's done. And check the form: she has been, not she have been; been, not being.
Games on Present Perfect Continuous
Ready-made games on this topic. Open one on the board and play in teams.
