PRESENTACIÓN SKETCH ANIMADO

START

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

INTERMEDIATE

• An action that started in the past and continues in the present with action verbs.
• PLAY
• COOK
• WORK
• WALK

What have you been doing lately?

STRUCTURE

• I´ve been doing yoga all morning.
• We´ve been cleaning the house all the weekend.
• Emma´s been working in the ranch all the month.
• Yay´s been chatting with her boyfriend all day.

+ have/has + been + verb ing + compl.

+ haven´t/hasn´t + been + verb ing + compl.

A-You look so red. What have you been doing? B-I´ve been dancing all the afternoon.

"An action that finished a little time ago."

A-Sarita looks so sad What has she been doing? B-Sarita´s been crying for her dog.

• I´ve been trying to pass my English certification but I haven´t achieved it yet.

"A repeated action in the past but you don´t say how many times.

• I´ve been calling Carlos but he hasn´t answered.

• You don´t say how many times.

SINCE / FOR

• I´ve been studying English since April.
• Rodri´s been driving for 2 years.
• Ericka´s been doing her biology project since last week.
• They´ve been living here for 5 years.

"How long have you been ...