Презентация, доклад на Английском языке The Present Perfect Continuous

of time.

To talk about an action which has recently finished and has a result in the present.

To talk about an action which is still happening, or has recently finished.

There are 3 uses of the present perfect continuous:

the length of the action.

Complete using for and since:

We use (1)____to say when an action started
and (2)____to say how long the action took.

We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action which is still happening,or has recently finished

student / not feel / well (for / since) a few days.
I / try / to ring my parents (for / since) ages.
What / you / do / in the library (for / since) so long.
We / learn / how to climb (for / since) 1st August.
I / wonder / what job to do (for / since) a long time.

Write sentences using for and since and the verb in the present perfect continuous form.

long it’s been continuing.

The present perfect simple makes the result important, and says how many times something has happened.

The present perfect continuous or the present perfect simple?

REMEMBER!

the theatre recently.
I’ve been to the theatre three times.

Compare these pairs of sentences. Is the action or the result important?

worked/has been working on a new since February.
3. Oxford University Press has published/ has been publishing thousands of books.
4. They have published/ have been publishing for hundreds of years.
5. Madonna has recorded/ has been recording albums for more than two decades.
6. She has recorded/ has been recording at least ten hit records.

Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete these sentences

a special project

Write a short paragraph about what you’ve been doing at school in the last few weeks. Use these ideas to help you.