Present Perfect Continuous

I. Для того, чтобы поставить глагол в PresentPerfectContinuous, требуется вспомогательный глагол tobe в PresentPerfect и действительное причастие (форма V-ing) смыслового глагола.

To be в Present Perfect имеетдвеформы:

· Havebeen – 1 и 2 лицо ед. ч. и все формы мн. ч.

· Has been – 3 лицоед. ч.

Действительное причастие (ParticipleI) можно получить, прибавив к начальной форме значимого глагола -ing:jump – jump ing, live – liv ing.

Утвердительныепредложения:

I have been playing	We have been playing
You have been playing	You have been playing
He / she / it has been playing	They have been playing

Вопросительные предложения:

Have I been playing?	Have we been playing?
(How long) Have you been playing?	Have you been playing?
Has he / she / it been playing?	(What game) Have they been playing?

Отрицательные предложения:

I have not been playing	We have not been playing
You have not been playing	You have not been playing
He / she / it has not been playing	They have not been playing

II. PresentPerfectContinuous указывает на действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и либо закончилось непосредственно перед разговором, либо всё ещё продолжается в момент разговора.

· Действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и всё ещё происходит в момент разговора:

Theworkers havebeentrying tomoveourwardrobe for half an hour, go help them. –
Рабочиевотужеполчасапытаютсясдвинутьнашшкафсместа, помогиим.

· Действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и закончилось непосредственно перед разговором:

Do you like this cake? I have been baking it since morning. –Тебенравитсяэтотпирог? Я

 

пекла его с самого утра.

 

Exercise 13. Enjoy!

In the Shadows

lyrics by “The Rasmus”

 

No sleep,
No sleep until I am done with finding the answer.
Won’t stop,
Won’t stop before I find a cure for this cancer.
Sometimes,
I feel like going down and so disconnected.
Somehow,
I know that I am haunted to be wanted.

 

I’ve been watching,
I’ve been waiting
In the shadows for my time.
I’ve been searching,
I’ve been living
For tomorrows all my life.

In the shadows
In the shadows

They say
That I must learn to kill before I can feel safe.
But I
I’d rather kill myself than turn into their slave.
Sometimes
I feel that I should go and play with the thunder.
Somehow
I just don’t wanna stay and wait for a wonder.

I’ve been watching,
I’ve been waiting
In the shadows for my time.
I’ve been searching,
I’ve been living
For tomorrows all my life

Lately I’ve been walking walking in circles, watching, waiting for something.
Feel me, touch me, heal me, come take me higher.

I’ve been watching,
I’ve been waiting
In the shadows all my time.
I’ve been searching,
I’ve been living
For tomorrows all my life.
I’ve been watching
I’ve been waiting

I’ve been searching …

 

 

LANGUAGE USE

 

Exercise 14. Make sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous using for / since

If necessary.

1. I / study English/ two years.

2. You/ read that novel / months.

3. You/ wait/ a long time?

4. How long / she/ live there?

5. How long / she/ stay in that hotel?

6. I/ rent this flat / about three years.

7. How long/ they/ go out together?

8. The lift / not work/ 10 pm.

9. She / not teach aesthetics / a long time.

 

Exercise 15. Use the verbs in brackets inPresent Perfect Continuous.

1. I’m tired. I......................(work) on the shooting schedule all afternoon.
2. The owners..........................(restore) the old house since last year.
3. I think Maggie and Max are dating. They...........................(go) out together a lot recently.
4. We know a perfect place to have a rest and we.......................(go) there a lot for some years now.
5. What...............................(you / do) for such a long time?
6. Sue.........................(not / feel) too well lately.
7. Where have you been? I..................................(wait) for ages.
8. He...................................(write) his essay since early morning.