Present perfect continuous UNICA

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welcome!

Let's brainstorm!

• Have you ever gone on a trip?
• Where did you go?
• Do you think it is a good idea to travel with friends, or alone? How about with your family?

• What are some things that you always take with you on a trip?

• If you could choose one place to go this weekend, where would it be?

Let's go on a trip!!

Fantastic!! We deserve a wonderful trip

Great Idea!!

Mmm... I'm not sure...

What about these sentences?

Today:7 am - 9 am: I was studying Japanese9 am: I started to work. SO.... I have been studying Japanese for 2hours.

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Present Perfect Continuous tense

• The present perfect continuous tense is also known as the present perfect progressive tense

• We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to talk about action that started in the past and stopped recently. There is usually a result now.

Present Perfect Continuous tense

• We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to talk about action that started in the past and is continuing now. This is often used with for or since.

Tv, G. (24 Octubre2018). Present perfect continuous in English. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-CvBeSwELV0/maxresdefault.jpg

English, O. (2013-2023). Present Perfect Continuous. https://www.oysterenglish.com/images/wh-questions-present-perfect-continuous.png

• I have been waiting for you for 5 hours! :(
• You have been writing all those reports all day! Take a break!

• Mike has been working hard on that project the whole week

We can use expressions like all day, for 4 years, since 1993, the whole week, etc.

Present perfect simple VS Present perfect continuous

(S/f). Britishcouncil.org. Recuperado el 25 de septiembre de 2023, de https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/present-perfect-simple-continuous

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