Present perfect continuous practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Agenda

Homework check

Warm up riddle

Recap present perfect continuous

Riddle time!

Storytime

I am a bit late today because I have adopted a new pet. I have a panda here, do you see it? I am petting it. I found it last week, someone had left it outside my house. He didn't look happy at all. I felt bad for him and took him home. He's been living with me ever since. 

Which tenses do you see?  Draw a timeline. 

Write down the rules: FORM and MEANING

Storytime

I am a bit late today because I have adopted a new pet. I have a panda here, do you see it? I am petting it. I found it last week, someone had left it outside my house. He didn't look happy at all. I felt bad for him and took him home. He has been living with me ever since. 

The last sentence...

He has been living with me ever since.  

present perfect continuous

he		is	living
he	has	lived
he	has	been	living

Present Perfect Continuous

1. Something happened in the past and is still relevant for now + you want to emphasis the duration of it (the activity).

We have been playing tennis for over three hours and I'm still not tired. 

2. Emphasize that something was going on and has just ended.

I have been running. I’m exhausted.

Present Perfect Continuous

Examples: 

I have been studying for geography for four hours. 

He has been trying to reach him for weeks now.

Let's look at ex 7 in the book

Tenses decision tree

Who ____________
on your way to school yesterday ? (YOU SEE)

He ___________
a shower at the moment . You can't disturb him (HAVE)

I _________
(ENJOY) warm sunshine.

I ____________
(WORK) since 9 o'clock, I am tired!

He _________ (SLEEP)
when we arrived. We could hear him snore!

What ________
( YOU DO) since I saw you last time ?

She __________
(JUST RETURN) from her holidays in the mountains.

He ____________
the soap right now because he likes the smell of roses. (SMELL)

How much __________
? (THOSE APPLES, WEIGH)

My sister _____
in Canada for two years before she went to London (LIVE)

Links for practice ex

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-continuous-exercise-1.html

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/151_02.htm

https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/tenses/present-perfect-continuous-mixed/

Check table of contents

- which topics do you see?

- some bits we did from last year. What were they? 

----> make a list of topics that will be on the test, see whether you understand them or need more practice