Present Perfect Continuous. Duration from the Past Until Now

Duration from the Past Until Now

We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.

Examples:

• They have been talking for the last hour.
• She has been working at that company for three years.
• What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?
• James has been teaching at the university since June.
• We have been waiting here for over two hours!
• Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?

Exercise 1. Put the verb in the brackets in the right tense.

1. Judy: How long________ (be) in Canada?

Claude: I________ (study) here for more than three years.

2. I______ (have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.

3. I________ (love) chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic."

4. Matt and Sarah________ (have) some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they________ (go) to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out.

5. John________ (work) for the government since he graduated from Harvard University. Until recently, he________ (enjoy) his work, but now he is talking about retiring.

6. Lately, I________ (think) about changing my career because I________ (become) dissatisfied with the conditions at my company.

7. I________ (see) Judy for more than five years and during that time I________ (see) many changes in her personality.

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