Form and Structure
What auxiliary verbs are used in the Present Perfect Continuous?
Has/Have
Correct this:
She have been sleeping all day.
She has been sleeping all day.
Make this negative:
I’ve been watching TV.
I haven’t been watching TV.
Complete:
Her eyes are red because she ___. (cry)
has been crying
The dog’s paws are muddy. What has it been doing?
It's been digging in the garden.
Complete the structure:
Subject + ___ + been + ___ + -ing.
Has/Have + Verb
Fix the error:
They been working since 8 AM.
They have been working since 8 AM.
Form a question:
You’ve been working late.
Have you been working late?
Complete:
His hair is messy because she ___. (run)
has been running
The cat is breathing heavily. What has it been doing?
It's been chasing laser pointers.
Correct this sentence:
She have been working here since 2020.
She has been working here since 2020.
What’s wrong?
I’ve been read this book for weeks.
reading
Make this negative:
How long has she been teaching?
How long has not she been teaching?
Link cause/effect:
The ground is wet. (rain)
It has been raining.
The hamster’s wheel is squeaky. What has it been doing?
It's been running all night.
Convert to negative:
They have been studying for hours.
They haven’t been studying for hours.
Rewrite correctly:
We has been waiting for the train.
We have been waiting for the train.
Correct this question:
How long they have been dating?
How long have they been dating?
Correct this:
He’s tired because he has been study.
studying
The parrot’s voice is raspy. What has it been doing?
It's been mimicking the microwave.
Form a question:
You have been waiting for the bus.
Have you been waiting for the bus?
Correct this:
He have been finished his homework.
has
Turn into a negative question:
He’s been exercising.
Hasn’t he been exercising?
Complete:
Her clothes are dirty because she ___ in the sand. (play)
has been crying
The goldfish is hiding. What has the cat been doing?
It's been staring at the tank.