Apr 12: Present perfect continuous vs. Present perfect simple 1/3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to bird of paradise week!

Monday April 12, 2021

Today

• Instruction on the present perfect continuous
• Practice with exercises in the book

Lesson goals

After this lesson, you can...

• ... identify when to use the present perfect continuous
• ... determine how to use the present perfect continuous
• ... use the present perfect continuous in a sentence

Present perfect continuous

'have' + 'to be' + verb + -ing

> I have been working all day.  / I've been working all day.
> She has been working all day. / She's been working all day.

Present perfect continuous

You use the present perfect continuous to...

• talk about situaties which started in the past and are still continuing now.
  > I've been teaching for years.
• talk about actions that have just stopped and may have a result in the present.
  > I'm hot because I've been running.

Present perfect continuous

You use the present perfect continuous to...

• focus on how long an activity has been in progress. The activity may or may not be complete.
  > I've been writing emails all morning.

It ... (rain) all day.

1. rained
2. has rained
3. has been raining
4. have been raining

I _____ (try) really hard to understand this.

1. tryed
2. tried
3. has been trying
4. have been trying

Present perfect Continuous vs. Present perfect simple

• You use the present perfect simple (have + past participle) to to show that an action is now completed.
  > I have read that book last year!
• You use the present perfect continuous (have + to be + verb + ing) to stress the finished result of a completed activity and the amount we have completed.
  > I have been cooking a lot myself lately.

Present perfect Continuous vs. Present perfect simple

• When do you use the present perfect continuous and when do you use the present perfect simple?

> I've been to Italy. / I've been visiting Italy.

> I've written three emails this morning. / I've been writing three emails this morning.

Homework for tomorrow

• SB exercise 2 (p. 75)
• SB exercise 4 (p. 76)
• WB exercise 2 (p. 60)
  
• WB exercise 3 (p. 61)

In your digital notebook!