Present Perfect Continuous

Dialogue: a. Is it raining? b. No, it isn't, but the ground is wet. a. It has been raining. he/she/it has (=he's, etc.) I/we/they/you have (=I've, etc.) been doing This is the present perfect continuous tense:

!e use the "resent "er#ect continuous when we tal$ about an action that began in the "ast and has recently sto""ed or %ust sto""ed. &ere are so'e e(a'"les: )ou loo$ so ha""y and e(cited. Have you been working on that new "ro%ect? !hy are your clothes so dirty? !hat have you been doing? I'*e been talking to T o' about your "roble', and he thin$s...

1. +ead the situation and then write a sentence with the "resent "er#ect continuous (I
ha*e been doing). Example: Carlos is out of breath. (he / run) He has been running. a. ,ane is *ery tired. (she / wor$ / hard)-------------------------------------. b. .ob has a blac$ eye, and .ill has a cut li". (.ob and .ill / #ight) ----------------------------. c. /eorge has %ust co'e bac$ #ro' the beach. &e is *ery red. (he / lie / in the sun) --------------------------------------------------------------. d. ,anet is hot and tired. (she / "lay / tennis) ------------------------------------------.
(0ro': 12+3&), +. Cambrigde Grammar in use. N): 4a'bridge 2ni*ersity 3ress, 5676).

2. In "airs, as$ each other about acti*ities you ha*e been #re8uently doing.
Example: a. Have you been dancing lately? b. No, I haven t. / !es, I have. I have classes t"ice a "ee#. Brush the teeth Watch TV Read about demonstrations in Brazil Stud !ath

3. 9ong - Mariane by :egi;o 2rbana

"---- ------- ----------- (wor$ < "resent "er#ect continuous) all day "---- ------- ----------- (thin$ < "resent "er#ect continuous) a lot "---- ------- ----------- (doing < "resent "er#ect continuous) so'e things That are not 8uite right I---- ------- ----------- (thin$ < "resent "er#ect continuous) about you I---- ------- ----------- (thin$ < "resent "er#ect continuous) about you !hen will you return? (return = #uture) "---- ------- ----------- (wor$ < "resent "er#ect continuous) all day I---- ------- ----------- (thin$ < "resent "er#ect continuous) a lot I---- ------- (to be = "resent "er#ect) lost in the 'orning I don't $now what it costs !ill you #ind 'e there? >nd I guess it's %ust a "hase I don't $now where I'' going ((?) "---- ------- ----------- (wor$ < "resent "er#ect continuous) all day "---- ------- ----------- (thin$ < "resent "er#ect continuous) a lot I---- ------- (to be = "resent "er#ect) lost in the 'orning lost in the 'orning I don't $now what it costs I don't thin$ about you I will be able to do !ill you let 'e be? >nd I don't $now where I'' going I guess it's %ust a "hase ((?) ,ust a "hase #$ %iscussion a$ &ow is the narrator's 'ood? &a""y, re#le(i*e, de"ressed or angry? Do you thin$ it is a "er'anent state? !hy?

b$ Did the narrator's habits change #ro' the beginning o# the song to the last "art? &ow can you con#ir' that, by loo$ing at the ti'e tenses?