has/have + been + present participle

UNFINISHED ACTIONS CONTINUNG UP TO NOW ( MOST VERBS)

  To say how long ( often with since and for)

 Example: I´ve been learning English since last

month. 

 To say how we have been filling our time up to now. 

Example: “You look tired.” “ Yes, I´ve been working really hard this week.

I / You / we / they have been working.He / she / it has been working.

I / You / we / they haven´t been working.He / she / it hasn´t been working.

Have I / You / we / they been working?Has He / she / it been working?

A) Make sentences. Use the Present Perfect Continuous

 1. Your father / cook / all weekend.______________________________________________2. Tom / drive / for three hours / and hasn´t arrived yet.______________________________________________3. Our grandmother / have / a rest since lunch time.______________________________________________4. The students / play / chess for three hours.______________________________________________5. The baby / sleep / the whole morning.______________________________________________

B) Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box. Use the present Perfect continuous.   

influence try work read talk report

1. The news _____________ a lot of tragic happening recently.2. Psychologists defend that some TV programmes

_____________ our mind in a negative way.3. We _____________ about lots of things, but we

_____________(neg.) about you.4. Mark _____________ as a freelance reporter for tree

months.5. They _____________ to interview the top model but so far it

has been impossible. 6. _____________ (se) about ministers` private lives?