Teacher Guide / Instructions
Have + been + present participle
The present perfect continuous describes an action that started in the past and has continued up until the present. It is often used to describe the duration of the action.
• I have been studying Spanish for two years. - affirmative form
• I have not been living here for very long. - negative form
• What have you been doing today? - question form
The present perfect can often imply that the action is happening 'lately'.
• How have you been doing?
• She has not been feeling well.
• He has been exercising a lot recently.
Teacher Guide
Have + been + present participle
The present perfect continuous describes an action that started in the past and has continued up until the present. It is often used to describe the duration of the action.
• I have been studying Spanish for two years. - affirmative form
• I have not been living here for very long. - negative form
• What have you been doing today? - question form
The present perfect can often imply that the action is happening 'lately'.
• How have you been doing?
• She has not been feeling well.
• He has been exercising a lot recently.
Teacher Guide
Have + been + present participle
The present perfect continuous describes an action that started in the past and has continued up until the present. It is often used to describe the duration of the action.
• I have been studying Spanish for two years. - affirmative form
• I have not been living here for very long. - negative form
• What have you been doing today? - question form
The present perfect can often imply that the action is happening 'lately'.
• How have you been doing?
• She has not been feeling well.
• He has been exercising a lot recently.