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Guide 3
Guide 3
GUIDE NUMBER 3
He has been sleeping for He has not been sleeping Has he been sleeping for
three hours for three hours three hours?
- “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
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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.
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?
They have been spending time together since they were young, and they have been walking together to the post office every morning for the
past 10 years.
3. For how long has Ruth been visiting Martha and bringing her mail?
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Ruth has been visiting Martha and bringing her mail every morning for 2 weeks.
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“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 playing 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 .
LISTENING
Listen and order the sentences according to the audio.
A. What kind of music have you been listening to lately? 7
B. Have you been exercising? 9
C. She has been living there for two years. 1
D. It has been raining all day. 3
E. Flights have been arriving late all day. 10
F. How have you been doing? 2
G. They haven't been paying attention. (negative) 4
H. What has he been reading? 5
I. We have been eating a lot of healthy food lately. 6
J. This car hasn't been running properly. (negative) 8