![]() The present perfect continuous is made with: We often use recently and lately with the present perfect continuous. 'You’ve got paint all over your T-shirt.' 'Oh, I’ve just been painting the living room.' When we use the present perfect continuous for situations that have recently finished, we often use the adverb just. I’ve been decorating the house this summer. She’s already been sleeping for two hours. We often use it to emphasise the continuous, ongoing nature of the activity or to say how long the activity has continued. ![]() ![]() Is that Joe? I’ve been trying to contact you. I’ve been reading that new book you lent me… I’m really enjoying it. We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an activity that started in the past and is continuing now or has recently finished. Grammar: The present perfect continuous tense Join us again for more 6 Minute Grammar soon.īye. There's lots more about this on our website at. It’s b) because just goes between the auxiliary have and been.Ĭorrect and it’s the end of the show. b) You’ve just been listening to 6 minute grammar. a) You’ve been listening just to 6 minute grammar. It’s b) because you use the present perfect continuous to say how long you have been doing an action.įinally, number 3. b) Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for you for half an hour. a) Where have you been? I wait for you for half an hour. It's a) …already been cooking for two hours, or b) It’s just been cooking for two hours.Īnd that's a) because the chicken is still cooking. Which is correct? The chicken only needs another fifteen minutes. We use it to talk about an activity that started in the past and is continuing now or has recently finished.Īnd we often use it with the adverbs just and already, and with other time expressions like recently and lately. So it’s Jack’s been studying all day.Īnd don’t forget to use short forms like I’ve… It’s… haven’t… hasn’t with the present perfect continuous.Īnd we're talking about the present perfect continuous. …and I’ve just been talking to her husband ….īut time expressions usually go after the main verb. So it’s She’s already been sleeping for three hours. We usually put just and already between have or has and the past participle. Here are some examples:Īnd for negatives, it’s subject plus haven’t or hasn’t and the present participle. You’ve been working too hard! Now, we form the present perfect continuous with the subject plus have or has and the present participle of the main verb. ![]() Well, I’m afraid I haven't been going to the gym because I’ve been feeling rather tired lately and I haven’t been sleeping very well. Well, I’ve been trying to lose a bit of weight recently, so I’ve been going to the gym after work. So, Neil, have you been doing anything special recently… We can also use recently or lately to say that a situation or action finished only a short while ago, but they are a little further back in time than just. There’s Yasemin – I’ve just been talking to her husband on the phone! We use just when the action has already finished - and we want to emphasise how recently it finished. This chicken has already been cooking for two hours. She’s already been sleeping for three hours. That's right, we can use already if an action hasn’t finished, and we want to emphasise how long it’s been happening. The present perfect continuous is often used with the words already and just. We’ve been going to the same hotel for the last ten years.Įarlier, Finn said: it has been raining since 9 o’clock this morning.įor three hours, for the last ten years and since 9 o’clock this morning tell us how long the activity has been happening. To say how long an action has been happening for, we can add a time expression. The action of looking for Joe has finished but Finn was looking right up until the moment he found him. So, Finn has finally managed to find Joe. Joe! Where have you been? I’ve been trying to get hold of you… I’ve got some bad news. I’ve got paint all over my clothes because I’ve been decorating the living room.Īh, so Finn's got paint all over his clothes, and that's the evidence he was painting but now he's finished. We can also use the present perfect continuous for actions that have recently finished. It has! It started raining in the morning, continued raining and it’s still raining now. It’s been raining since 9 o’clock this morning. So I’ve been reading… is an action that started in the past and is continuing in the present: Finn is still reading that book. I’ve been reading that book you lent me last weekend… it’s great! So let’s kick things off with an example of the present perfect continuous, read for us by Finn. We’ll also look at using it with the words just and already and other adverbs.Īnd we’ll finish with a quiz. We’ll remind you when to use it and how to form it… Today we're talking about the present perfect continuous tense. Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me, Neil.
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