Tenses Time! How to use Have been/Has been/Had been?

❖ Had been
❖ Have/has been
You have been studying English at Desy Education for three months
We have not been studying English at Desy Education for three
months
Have you been studying English at Desy Education for three
months?
Can you make negative and question sentences below?
Ms Ema has been teaching at Desy Education since 2021
Ms Ema had been working at Desy Education for two years before
she got married
Ms Ema had not been working at Desy Education for two years
before she got married
Had she been working at Desy for two years before got married?
Can you make negative and question sentences below?
She had been walking for two hours when her friends picked her up

S+ Have/has + been + Ving Time signal: Since, for S+ Have/has + been + Ving

Past Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous
It shows an action that started in the past continued up until another time in
Is used to describe something that started in the past and it’s
the past
CONTINUING at the present time
Example:
Example:
When you came, I had been reading a book
I have been waiting you for an hour! (still waiting)
Ms ema has been a teacher for two years when her sister got married
Ms ema has been a teacher for two years (still being a teacher)

TASK 1. Fill in the blank TASK 2. Fill in the blank to create a completed story
1. They………..in San Francisco since they arrived in the USA 20 years
ago (live)
2. We………very cold weather this year (have)
3. My company………….a lot of money in the last few years. They
……………hard on an important project (make/work)
4. It …………hard since last night (rain)
5. We…………..tenses for the last hours (study)
6. John and Mary………….with each other since the day they got
married (quarrel)
7. I……………care of my neighbour’s cats while they are away (take)
8. …………………..on anything interesting lately ? (you work)
9. Cuba………a socialist country since 1959 (be)
10. We………….had problems with our new car recently (have)