1. How long has Alice been preparing for her exam? 2. How long has it been raining since it started three hours ago?
1. How long has Alice been preparing for her exam?
2. How long has it been raining since it started three hours ago?
3. How long has Jeremy been running?
4. How long have I been painting the fence?
5. Have they just finished doing their homework?
6. Have you ever been to the USA?
7. How long have you been learning French?
8. How long have we been waiting here?
9. Have I already seen this film?
10. How long have my parents been gone?
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Инструкция: *Present Perfect Continuous* tense is used to talk about actions that started in the past, have been continuous, and are still ongoing at the present moment. It emphasizes the duration of an action. This tense is constructed by using the auxiliary verb "have/has been" followed by the present participle form of the main verb.
1. Alice has been preparing for her exam for a week. She started preparing in the past and is still preparing at present.
2. It has been raining for three hours since it started. The rain started three hours ago and is still continuing.
3. Jeremy has been running for an hour. He started running in the past and is still running now.
4. I have been painting the fence for two hours. I started painting in the past and I am still painting it.
5. Yes, they have just finished doing their homework. They finished doing their homework a short time ago.
6. Yes, I have been to the USA. "Ever" indicates past experience, and I have had the experience of visiting the USA.
7. I have been learning French for three years. I started learning French three years ago and I am still learning it.
8. We have been waiting here for twenty minutes. We started waiting twenty minutes ago and we are still waiting.
9. No, you haven"t seen this film yet. "Already" suggests that the action happened before now, but in this case, you haven"t seen the film yet.
10. Your parents have been gone for two days. They left two days ago and they are still not back.
Пример: "How long have you been learning French?" - "Я учу французский уже три года."
Совет: To understand the Present Perfect Continuous tense better, try practicing with different sentences, using a variety of time expressions such as "for," "since," "already," and "just." Pay attention to the duration of the action and the connection to the present moment. Reading and listening to examples of this tense being used in context can also help you understand its usage.
Задание: How long have you been studying English?