One World 3 Lesson 2

ずっと～している

100

know him / five years

I have known him for five years.

200

study English / three years

I have studied English for three years.

300

live in Hiroshima / April

I have lived in Hiroshima since April.

400

play the piano / was a child

I have played the piano since I was a child.

500

He / be a teacher / 2023

He has been a teacher since 2023.

どのくらい～していますか?

100

live / Japan

How long have you lived in Japan?

200

be / junior high school student

How long have you been a junior high school student?

300

study / social studies

How long have you studied social studies?

400

play / video games

How long have you played video games?

500

she / read / Percy Jackson

How long has she read Percy Jackson?

ずっと～している+ing

100

play table tennis / three hours

I have been playing table tennis for three hours.

200

teach English / three years

I have been teaching English for three years. 

300

watch TV / 9 o'clock

I have been watching TV since 9 o'clock.

400

eat lunch / midday (12 o'clock)

I have been eating lunch since midday (12 o'clock).

500

They / wash the dishes / two hours

They have been washing the dishes for two hours.