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Grammar Notes: Forms and Patterns. 1. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense (a) Forms: has have + been + verb + ing (present participle)
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1. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
| (a) | Forms: | has have | + | been | + | verb | + | ing (present participle) |
| I have (I’ve) been working you have (you’ve) been working she has (she’s) been working we have (we’ve) been working you have (you’ve) been working they have (they’ve) been working | have I been working? have you been working? has she been working? have we been working? have you been working? have they been working? |
| I have not (haven’t) been working you have not (haven’t) been working she has not (hasn’t) been working we have not (haven’t) been working you have not (haven’t) been working they have not (haven’t) been working |
(b) We use the Present Perfect Continuous:
1. to express an activity which continues to the present:
| e.g. We’ve been waiting here for hours! It’s been raining for days. |
2. to refer to an activity with a result in the present:
| e.g. I’m hot because I’ve been running. Her shoes are muddy. She’s been digging the garden. |
(с) The Present Perfect Continuous often occurs with «for, since, how long»:
| e.g. | e.g. It has been raining for two hours. They’ve been watching television since 2 o’clock. How long have you been smoking? |
(d) Types of questions:
| One man has been drinking coffee to stay warm. | 1. Has one man been drinking coffee to stay warm? 2. Has one man been drinking coffee or tea to stay warm? 3. What has one man been drinking to stay warm? 4. One man has been drinking coffee to stay warm, hasn’t he? 5. Who has been drinking coffee to stay warm? |
2. Word Order
The most common word order in an English sentence is
| 1) subject 2) verb 3) object 4) adverbials |
When there are several adverbials the normal order is a) manner
b) placec) time
| e.g. Our guide speaks English fluently. Tom walks to work every morning. |
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