Form: have / has + been + verb + -ing Affirmative form You have been waiting for her for two hours He has been waiting for her for two hours Have you been waiting for her for two hours? Interrogative form Negative form Has he been waiting for her for two hours? You have not been waiting for her for two hours He has not been waiting for her for two hours Use: to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now It is often used instead of present perfect to emphasize the idea of continuity Eg: She has been working here for seven years Note: Some verbs are not used with the present perfect continuous: to think (expressing opinion), to know, to like, to hate, to agree, to need, to love, to want, to hear, to have (expressing possession), etc 1) Complete with the present perfect continuous of the verbs in the box: Work – read – play – rethink – study – talk – wait a Sarah _ to her students for an hour b They this problem c Jonas _English since last year d The children in the yard since eight o´clock e Those men _ for a long time in that factory f We for Ted for an hour g I short stories for one month 2) Look at Joe´s family Each member of his family is somewhere in the house Write sentences telling what they have been doing there for about two hours and match with the pictures a Mr Stuart is in the family room _ b His mother, Mrs Stuart, is in the kitchen c His grandfather is in the garden d Bob and Will, his brothers, are in the yard _ e Cathy, his sister, is in her bedroom. _ 3) Ask and answer questions using the given information Eg.: How long / you / live in a hotel / four months _ How long have you been living in a hotel? _ For four months a How long / Joan / travel / six weeks _ _ b How long / Jeffrey / sing in this band / 2009 _ _ c How long / your grandmother / sit in the garden / lunchtime _ _ 4) Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect continuous: Eg.: He started studying English two months ago He´s been studying English for two months a I started working at Ken´s company three years ago _ b They began reading adventure books some years ago _ c He began playing tennis six months ago d They started traveling in June