CM emcnaa een Oly (UE neo) — Present perfect continuous = The present continuous describes what a person is doing, = The present perfect continuous tells how long a person has been doing that action. Ex. Katie is delivering mail. She hay been delivering mail for two hours she has been working for the pos office since 1997 — Have/has been -ing 1 Hayelhas been ~ing isthe present perfect continuous: Uweltheylyou have (= I've, et.) havshelit has (= he's, ec.) doing, waiting, playing, ec. ——— Present perfect continuous = The present perfect continuous talks about an action that started in the past and continues in the present. The action is not yet complete. It tells how long the action has been in progress.— —_—_— Present perfect continuous He has been washing windows since 8:00. You They have been waiting forthe bus for twenty minutes. we since 8:00. They been | working He for two hours. She has It Since & For For and since = For shows an amount of time. for three hours for ten days You can use the present perfect continuous for actions that are repeated over a period of time: = Debbie is a very good tennis player. She’s been playing since che was aight. = Since tells when an action started Every moming they meet in the same café, sines 2:00 They've been going there for years. since he came to the United Statesph For and since How long questions For Since For shows an amount of tim: ‘Since tells when an action stated: How long has she been looking for a job? ‘atew nas seve200 fortes wooks since 1908 How long have they been living in the city? sorwoyeas soee Sunday shee she began herneujeo _ How long have you (been)...? In most situations with how long, since, and for, the continuous is more usual: = | have known/hadflived, etc., is the t perfect simple. I've been studying English for six months. present perfect sinple (more usual than I’ve studied) a It's been raining since lunchtime. ™ Richard has been doing the same job for 20 years. = “How long have you been driving?” “Since | was 17." | have been learning/been waiting/been doing, etc., is the present perfect continuous.