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Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination B1 (Unit 4: Grammar - Present perfect simple, present perfect continuous)


Present perfect continuous

have/has + been + -ing

statement

I/you/we/they have ('ve) been studying ...
He/she/it has ('s) been studying ...

negative

I/you/we/they have not (haven't) been studying...
He/she/it has not (hasn't) been studying...

question

Have I/you/we/they been studying...?
Has he/she/it been studying...?

Use

Example

Actions continuing up to now or just before now We've been doing grammar exercises for over an hour. Can we have a break now?
They're having a break now because they've been working so hard.


Helpful hints

The present perfect continuous is often used with the following words:

for I’ve been learning English for over three years.
since He’s been learning Chinese since 2004.
just I’ve just been reading the school newspaper.


Watch out!

The present perfect simple often emphasises the result of an action:
✓ She's written an article for the school newspaper. ( = She's finished it.)

The present perfect continuous often emphasises the action, and the time spent on the action, rather than the result:
✓ She's been writing an article for the school newspaper. ( = She’s started, but she hasn't finished it yet.)



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