ACTIVITY 3

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY PROJECT

NAME:Karen Daniela Vargas Vargas _ DATE: 07/03/2021_ NRC: 11486

A. Complete the postcard below with the present perfect continuous form of the verbs.

Hi Dan!
We’re having an awesome time. Right now, I’m in a
little café near the beach. 1. I’ve been sitting (sit)
here since breakfast! The others 2. ________________
(play) volleyball for hours, but I’m too lazy!
Hi Dan This place is really interesting. 3. I ________________
(read) a bit about its history since we arrived. Some
We're having an awesome time. Rigth now, I'm in a little café near the beach 1. I've been sitting here since
of the buildings are hundreds of years old. My dad
breakfast! The others
bought2.a new
I've camera
been playing volleyball
at the airport forthen
and since hours,but I'm too lazy! This place is really interesting 3.
I've been reading4.ahebit about its history since wephotos
_____________________(take) arrived some of the buildings are hundreds of years old. My
non-stop.
dad bought a new camera
Anyway, howatare
the airport
you? and
5. What since then. 4. He has been taking photos non stop. Anyway, how
___________________
are you? 5. What(you/do)
you/dosince the the
since last time
last we
timespoke? I hope it I hope it
we spoke?
6. _____________________ (not rain) all week!
See you soon.
Sam

Fill the correct form of the verb in the present perfect continuous tense:
1. She _HAS BEEN ADMITING_ (admit) her mistakes more easily lately.
2. The police _HAS BEEN STOPING_(stop) drivers to check their licenses and car registrations.
3. I HAVE BEEN GETING (get) a lot of phone calls lately at my house looking for someone called
Manuela.
4. We HAVE BEEN PLANNING_ (plan) some fun trips for the students.
5. People HAVE BEEN COMMUTING (commit) fewer crimes in this neighborhood last year.

B. Turn these sentences into negative sentences and questions.

1. She has been admiring the painting in the museum for hours.
Negative:
__SHE HASN'T BEEN ADMIRING THE PAINTING IN THE MUSEUM FOR HOURS__.
Question:
__HAS SHE BEEN ADMIRING THE PAINTING IN THE MUSEUM FOR HOURS? __.
2. We have been changing all the light bulbs in the house.
Negative:
_WE HAVEN'T BEEN CHANGING ALL THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE HOUSE _.
Question:
_HAVE WE BEEN CHANGING ALL THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE HOUSE? _.
3. The major has been approving lots of constructions projects this year.
 Negative:
__THE MAJOR HASN'T BEEN APPROVING LOTS OF CONSTRUCTIONS PROJECTS THIS YEAR_.
Question:
_HAS THE MAJOR BEEN APPROVING LOTS OF CONSTRUCTIONS PROJECTS THIS YEAR? _.

You will learn how to:

● To talk about your experiences.
● to review the use of the present perfect continuous with for and since to talk about an action or situation
that began in the past and continues now.

Rules for present perfect continuous sentences:

Auxiliary verb “has been” or “have been” is used after the subject.

- “Has been” is used with He, She, It, name or any other singular noun.
- “Have been” is used with I, We, You, They, or any plural noun.

There are verbs, we can’t use in present perfect continuous. So, we use present prefect.
Con verbos que no suelen utilizar la forma progresiva, empleamos el "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.
Affirmative Negative
I have I’ve I have not I haven’t
He has He’s He has not He hasn’t
She has She’s She has not She hasn’t
It has It’s It has not It hasn’t
You have You’re You have not You haven’t
We have We’ve We have not We haven’t
They have They’ve They have not They haven’t
Contractions:
We use “have” and “has” in the present perfect continuous. When speaking (not in formal writing), most
native speakers use these contractions. We use these contractions most often with pronouns (I, he, she, it,
you, we, they)

Time to practice:
I have _____I've___________ he has ________he's________ she has
________she's________
You have ________you've________ I have not __________I haven't______ They have
___________they've_____
She has not ____she hasn't________it has ________it's______ you have not __you
haven't________
We have not ___we haven't________ they have not ____they haven't____ it has not _____it
hasn't______
Circle the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS verb tense in each of the following sentences.
1. We have been waiting for them for over two hours.
2. Until recently, Mia has been watching her weight.
3. The car has been idling in front of the house for ten minutes.
4. I have been dying to tell you about the new movie.
5. Because there has been so much work to do, Paul has been feeling tired
Fill in the blank with the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS form of the verb in parentheses.
1. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING (watch) television for an hour!
2. Karla HAS BEEN LISTENING(listen) to rock music lately.
3. You HAVE BEEN TALKING(talk)on the phone too long!
4. We HAVE BEEN ASKING (ask) about the schedule for weeks.
5. They HAVE BEEN PLAYING (play) tennis all afternoon.

A. Read the short story and then answer the questions:

Ruth and Martha are best friends. They have been spending time
together since they were young girls. Every morning, they get dressed
and walk to the post officer together. They have been walking together to
the post office every morning for the past 10 years.
 Lately, Martha has not been feeling well. Ruth has been walking to the post office alone each morning. Then she
visits Martha at home. She has been bringing Martha her mail every morning for 2 weeks. She hopes Martha feels
better soon.
Answer the following questions: use the present perfect continuous tense.
1. How long have Ruth and Martha been spending time together? For how many years have they been
walking together to the post office?
_SINCE THEY WERE YOUNG GIRLS_
FOR TEN YEARS_
2. How has Martha been feeling lately?
__SHE HASN'T BEEN FEELING WELL___

3. For how long has Ruth been visiting Martha and bringing her mail?
__FOR TWO WEEKS

“For” is used to express period of time; as, morning, evening, etc.

“since” is used to denote point of time; as, some time, hours, months, etc.

C. Write sentences. Use the present perfect continuous and for or since.
1. Milena /watch/TV/six o’clock
Milena has been watching TV since six o’clock.
2. Lucas/play/video games/this morning
LUCAS HAS BEEN PLAYING VIDEO GAMES SINCE THIS MORNING

3. David/plan/his party/a long time

DAVID HAS BEEN PLANNING HIS PARTY FOR A LONG TIME
4. Lucy/learn/to play the piano/she was six
LUCY HAS BEEN LEARNING TO PLAY THE PIANO SINCE SHE WAS SIX
5. They/stay/with their aunt/a week
THEY HAVE BEEN STAYING WITH THEIR AUNT FOR A WEEK

Listen and order the sentences according to the audio.

A. What kind of music have you been listening to lately? 2
B. Have you been exercising? 4
C. She has been living there for two years. 6
D. It has been raining all day. 1
E. Flights have been arriving late all day. 5
F. How have you been doing? 8
G. They haven't been paying attention. (negative) 10
H. What has he been reading? 9
I. We have been eating a lot of healthy food lately. 7
J. This car hasn't been running properly. (negative) 3