Present perfect continuous

Present perfect continuous

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  has/have + been+ present participle Examples: You have been waiting here for two hours. Have you been waiting here for two hours? You have not been waiting here for two  hours.
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  We use thePresent Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five now minutes," "for two weeks," and "since minutes weeks Tuesday" are all durations which can be Tuesday used with the Present Perfect Continuous.
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  • They have beentalking for the last hour. • She has been working at that company for three  years. • What have you been doing for  the  last  30  minutes? • James has been teaching at the university since  June. • We have been waiting here for over two hours! • Why has Nancy not been taking her  medicine  for the last three days? 
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  You can alsouse the Present Perfect Continuous for continuous or repeated actions that have been happening very recently. Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We often use the words "lately" or "recently" to lately recently emphasize this meaning.
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  Examples: • Recently, Ihave been feeling really tired. • She has been watching too much TV lately. • Have you been exercising lately? • What have you been doing? • Lisa has not been practicing her English. • Mary has been feeling a little depressed.
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  Important Remember! … thePresent Perfect Continuous has the meaning of "lately" or "recently." If you use the Present Perfect Continuous in a question such as "Have you been feeling alright?", it can alright?" suggest that the person looks sick or unhealthy. A question such as "Have you been smoking?" can suggest that you smell the smoke on the person. Using this tense in a question suggests you can see, smell, hear or feel the results of the action. It is possible to insult someone by using this tense incorrectly!
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  It is importantto remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Instead of using Present Perfect Continuous with these verbs, you must use Present Perfect. Perfect Examples: • Sam has been having his car for two years. Not Correct • Sam has had his car for two years. Correct
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  a) Mike collectsbaseball cards. He started in 1985. Mike ____________ baseball cards since 1985. has been collecting b) Mr. & Mrs. Smith make wine. They started in June. Mr. & Mrs. Smith __________wine since June. have been making c) Ivan rides horses. He started when he was six. Ivan ____________ horses since he was six. has been riding d) Ana plays tennis. She started last year. Ana ____________ tennis since last year. has been playing