Prior Experiences - 4

Objective• Students will be able to use present

perfect continuous verbs and adverbs of frequency to discuss prior experiences of a character in a story.

Format of Present Perfect Continuous Verbs

• Present Perfect Continuous Verbs = Have/has been + Verbing

Examples①I have been reading many books.②He has been giving money to the

charity.③Have you ever been camping?

Adverbs of Frequency

rarely frequently occasionally

seldom often usually

every day sometimes never

continuously hardly regularly

Read Aloud• “Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady”

• Page 452

Main Characters

• King Arthur• Gromer Somer Joure• Sir Gawain• Dame Ragnell• Queen Guinevere

Pattern for Prompts

• For how long has ________(character name) been (present perfect continuous verb)?

Example• For how long has Cinderella been

cleaning?

Patterns for Responses

• S/He has been ________(present perfect continuous verb) _______(adverb) since/for __ (time).

SAMPLE• She has been cleaning every day

since her father died.