Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous/Present ContinuousContinuous/Present Continuous• Present Perfect ContinuousPresent Perfect Continuous

• Form- Have/Has + been + verb-ingForm- Have/Has + been + verb-ing• Ex. Helen has been talking for 5 hours.Ex. Helen has been talking for 5 hours.

• Meaning -indicates an action that began Meaning -indicates an action that began in the past and continues into the presentin the past and continues into the present

Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous NegativesNegatives• Place NOT after the HAVE form.Place NOT after the HAVE form.

• Ex. Vicki has Ex. Vicki has NOTNOT been saying been saying anything very interesting! So, what anything very interesting! So, what else is new?else is new?

Present Perfect Continous Present Perfect Continous QuestionsQuestions• Yes/No QuestionsYes/No Questions

• Move the HAVE form to the front of Move the HAVE form to the front of the question the question

• Ex. Ex. HasHas Vicki been saying anything Vicki been saying anything interesting? No!interesting? No!

Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Questions Questions • WH-QuestionsWH-Questions• Move the WH-question word form to Move the WH-question word form to

the front of the yes/no question.the front of the yes/no question.• Ex. Has Vicki been teaching ESL for a Ex. Has Vicki been teaching ESL for a

long time? long time? • WhyWhy has Vicki been teaching ESL for has Vicki been teaching ESL for

a long time? a long time?

• Action may be continuousAction may be continuous• Ex. Chan’s been daydreaming for 2 hours.Ex. Chan’s been daydreaming for 2 hours.• Or periodicOr periodic• Ex. Abdul’s been designing a sports car. Ex. Abdul’s been designing a sports car.

(periodically; a little each day)(periodically; a little each day)• Sometimes the time when the action began Sometimes the time when the action began

is not in the sentence. It is in the speaker’s is not in the sentence. It is in the speaker’s mind. Ex. Dong’s been waiting for Bich to mind. Ex. Dong’s been waiting for Bich to show up.show up.

• Compared to Present ContinuousCompared to Present Continuous

• Action is happening now, but no indication Action is happening now, but no indication of when it beganof when it began

• Ex. Deepti and Tobey are shopping at the Ex. Deepti and Tobey are shopping at the mall. VS.mall. VS.

• Deepti and Tobey have been shopping Deepti and Tobey have been shopping since this morning!since this morning!

• Except when present perfect Except when present perfect continuous is used for a finished action continuous is used for a finished action ifif

• a. action ended very close to now anda. action ended very close to now and• b. we want to emphasize long duration b. we want to emphasize long duration

or hardshipor hardship• Ex. Ma’s been looking for you Ex. Ma’s been looking for you

everywhere!everywhere!

• Present perfect continuous is not used Present perfect continuous is not used with non-actions verbs or adverbs of with non-actions verbs or adverbs of frequency; use present perfect frequency; use present perfect instead.instead.

• Ex. Jeong has always been disliking Ex. Jeong has always been disliking ESL 123.(NO)ESL 123.(NO)

• Jeong has always disliked ESL 123.Jeong has always disliked ESL 123.(YES)(YES)

• Present perfect Continuous is used with Present perfect Continuous is used with words like:words like:

• Since, for, all day, in the past week, Since, for, all day, in the past week, recently, latelyrecently, lately

• Ex. I’ve been bothering Vicki in class for Ex. I’ve been bothering Vicki in class for the last three weeks!the last three weeks!

• Omit have and been with compound verbsOmit have and been with compound verbs• Ex. Vicki’s been thinking about punishing Ex. Vicki’s been thinking about punishing

Sikander and putting him in a corner.Sikander and putting him in a corner.