The Present Perfect Progressive Tense

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The Present Perfect

Progressive Tense



Form of Present Perfect Progressive

Present Perfect Progressive образуется при помощи вспомогательного

глагола to be в Present Perfect (have been, has been) и формы –ing

смыслового глагола.

Positive Negative Question

I / you / we /they

I have been

speakingI have notbeen

speaking

Have I been

speaking?

he / she / it He hasbeen

speaking

He has notbeen

speaking

Has he

been

speaking?



Exceptions in Spelling

Exceptions in spelling

when adding ing Example

final e is dropped

(but: ee is not changed)

come – coming

(but: agree – agreeing)after a short, stressed vowel,

the final consonant is

doubled

sit – sitting

L as final consonant after avowel is doubled (in British

English)

travel – travelling

final ie becomes y lie – lying



Use of Present Perfect Progressive

1. Действие началось в прошлом, продолжается до

настоящего времени, и, возможно, продолжится в

будущем.

Примеры

I’ve been doing my work for three weeks. — Я делаю моюработу уже три недели.

Т.е. я делал и продолжаю делать.

2. Действие завершилось недавно или только что.

Примеры

I’ve been looking for you a whole hour. — Я вас ищу (уже)целый час.

Я вас искал, но теперь нашел, поэтому больше не ищу.

Действие завершилось только что.



Use of Present Perfect Progressive

Ключи к пониманию времени Present Perfect Progressive:1. Действие находится в процессе (отсюда связь с группойContinuous).2. Процесс начался в прошлом и продолжается до настоящего(отсюда связь с группой Perfect)

Пример I have been living in Kiev since 1975. — Я (уже) живу в Киеве с1975 года. Я живу и продолжаю жить в Киеве, процесс начался ипродолжается!

• How long have you been studying Spanish? — Сколько времениты (уже) учишь испанский?

В этих примерах очень важно слово уже, которое незримоприсутствует в конструкциях Present Perfect Continuous. n.е.процесс продолжается из прошлого в настоящее.



Signal Words of Present

Perfect Progressive

all day – целый день

for 4 years – в течение … лет

since 1993 – с … года how long? – как долго?

the whole week (month, year…)- целую

неделю (месяц, год …)



Exercise on Present Perfect Progressive

Have or Has ?

Decide whether to use “have” or “has” • She … been asking questions all day long.

• They … been climbing the mountain.

• We … been washing the dishes.• You … been repairing your computer.

• I … been working.

• It … been snowing.

• The boy … been playing.• Caty … been dreaming.

• The men … been digging a hole.

• Cindy and Bob … been studying English.




since – if the starting point is given (two o’clock, last Friday, 1998) for – if the period of time is given (twenty minutes, two days, one year)

Decide whether you have to use “since” or “for” • I have been waiting … 4 o’clock.

• Sue has only been waiting … 20 minutes.

• Tim and Tina have been learning English … six years.

• Fred and Frida have been learning French … 1998.

• Joe and Josephine have been going out together … Valentine’s Day.

• I haven’t been on holiday … last July.

• Mary has been saving her money … many years.

• I haven’t eaten anything … breakfast.• You have been watching TV … hours.

• We have been living here … 2 months.




Positive Sentences

Write positive sentences in present perfect progressive• Albert / squash / play →

• Hannah / the match / watch →

• We / in the park / wait →• You / a song / sing →

• I / a magazine / read →

• It / rain / all day →

• Phil and Greg / a race / run →• She / her teeth / brush →

• The Millers / in London / live / for three years →

• We / on the lake / sail →




Negative Sentences

Write negative sentences in present perfect progressive• we / not / in the mountains / walk →

• Beatrice / not / in Boston / teach →

• Ricky / not / the car / wash →

• she / not / a poem / write →

• we / not / tea / drink →

• we / not / our rooms / clean →

• the children / not / on the floor / sleep →

• Jeff and Linda / not / cycle →

• Christine / not / her home / decorate →• the cat / not / on the chair / lie / all day →




Questions

Write questions in present perfect progressive.• she / on the phone / talk →

• his brother / dinner / cook →

• Jane and Mary / badminton / play →• Sue / in the gym / exercise →

• Robert / the room / paint →

• they / trees / plant →

• Henry / in the garage / work →• they / in the lake / swim →

• how long / Boris / English / learn →

• how long / you / for me / wait →




Put the verbs into the correct form(present perfect progressive).

• He (work) in this company since 1985.

• I (wait) for you since two o'clock.

• Mary (live) in Germany since 1992.

• Why is he so tired? He (play) tennis for five hours.

• How long (learn / you) English?

• We (look for) the motorway for more than an hour.

• I (live) without electricity for two weeks.

• The film (run / not) for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial

break already.• How long (work / she) in the garden?

• She (not / be) in the garden for more than an hour.



Отличие Present Perfect Continuousот Present Progressive

Present Perfect

Progressive

Present Progressive

I have been doing I am doing

I have been working hard all week.

— Я упорно работаю (уже) всю

неделю.

Действие началось в прошлом ипродолжается до настоящего

времени

I’m working. — Я работаю

сейчас.

Нет никакой связи с прошлым



Отличие Present Perfect Continuous

от Present Perfect Present Perfect Progressive Present Perfect

I have been doing I have done

I have been reading a book for a month. —

Я читаю книгу (уже) месяц.

Важен процесс, а не результат!

I’ve read a book. — Я прочитал книгу.

Важен результат — я прочитал!

He’s been writing articles all day. — Он пишет статью целый день.

We’ve been playing basketball for three

hours. — Мы играем в баскетбол (уже)

три часа.

Указание на то, как долго происходит

действие.

He’s written three articles today. — Сегодня он написал три статьи.

We’ve played basketball two times this

week. — На этой неделе мы играли в

баскетбол три раза.

Указание на то, сколько всего сделано

или сколько раз происходит действие.

Present Perfect Continuous показывает, как долго происходит действие,

а Present Perfect — сколько раз.

Для Present Perfect Continuous важен процесс, а для Present Perfect —

результат!

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