Present Perfect Continuous

B1.1 Pre-Intermediate, Grammar,

Present Perfect Continuous

How do we correct this sentence: "I only have been studying English for a few years"? Take this present perfect continuous course to find out.

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Present Perfect Continuous
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Course Facts

* When all activities are completed thoroughly with 10 minutes allocated to each self-study activity.

Prerequisites

Present Participle

Course Objectives

To understand the situations when the present perfect continuous tense is required
To use the present perfect continuous tense in the affirmative, negative, question and short response forms
To identify keywords that are used in the present perfect continuous tense and use them correctly
To avoid common mistakes that learners make in the present perfect continuous tense

Course Features

Notes Tool

Make notes on any course page to download to Microsoft Word or print. All your notes are stored in your online diary.

Social Group

Join our course social group to connect to other learners, message them and engage in forums.

Translator

Use our built-in translator to translate anything into your own language.

Support

Ask our teachers anything English-related using our online messaging tool.

Transcripts

View transcripts for all our video lessons to understand everything that our teachers say.

Downloads

Download numerous resources including flashcards, worksheets and games to practise.

Course Content

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Present Perfect Continuous Introduction 15mins 3 Topics

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Present Perfect Continuous Course Syllabus 5mins

Read an extensive course syllabus that explains what each activity is, how to complete it and how it will help you improve your understanding of the present perfect continuous tense.

Present Perfect Continuous Course Objectives 5mins

We set out the key objectives for this course so you can identify what you need to learn. We provide a downloadable checklist that you can print out to check off the points as you go through the course.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense Introduction 5mins

Go through this self-paced presentation that explains what tenses are, why we need them and how the tense system works in English. As well as a presentation, you can test yourself using our interactive question and answer flashcards.

Present Perfect Continuous Grammar 35mins 5 Topics

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Present Perfect Continuous Grammar 10mins

Watch our explanation video about the present perfect continuous tense. This includes the slides used in our grammar presentations with notes lines and an interactive worksheet, which you can answer whilst watching the video. We provide the correct answers to this interactive worksheet too and point you to our grammar forum, where you can ask any questions about the correct grammar of the present perfect continuous tense.

Present Perfect Continuous Keywords 5mins

Keywords are special words that work very well with one tense. In this video, we explain the most common keywords in the present perfect continuous tense. We explain their position in the sentence, whether they require time phrases or not and if they work in affirmative, negative or question sentences.

Present Perfect Continuous Common Mistakes 5mins

After lots of teaching experience, we have identified the most common mistakes made when trying to use the present perfect tense. We explain the top 3 and point out how you can avoid making these same mistakes yourself.

Present Perfect Continuous In Real Life 5mins

This self-paced presentation provides real-life examples of the present perfect continuous tense. We have extracted examples from news articles online to show you how native speakers use the present perfect continuous in their everyday lives.

Present Perfect Continuous Sentences to Practise 10mins

Use our downloadable booklet with numerous sentences in the present perfect continuous tense. You can practise reading them out loud to ensure your present perfect continuous pronunciation is correct. You can easily download the document in PDF format and listen to audios of our native teachers saying these phrases too, so you can listen and repeat or copy at the same time.

Present Perfect Continuous Self-Study Activities 55mins 6 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Present Perfect Continuous What's Been Happening? 10mins

Use our downloadable or online flashcards to practise describing events that have just happened in the present perfect continuous tense. You can practise the affirmative form of the tense as well as vocabulary for everyday activities.

Present Perfect Continuous Conversation 10mins

The present perfect continuous is a tense that is very regularly used in conversation because it connects the past and present times together. Here, we provide you with the typical questions that are most commonly asked in the present perfect continuous tense, so you can be prepared to answer them if somebody asks.

Present Perfect Continuous Debate 10mins

Use our downloadable or online flashcards to read out various present perfect continuous statements. As well as practising the correct pronunciation of present perfect continuous sentences, you can then debate these. You can decide if they apply to you or not and continue a general discussion.

Present Perfect Continuous Emotion and Verb Sentences 10mins

Create your own present perfect continuous sentences in question, affirmative and negative forms. Use our emotion and verb cards to guide you and use your general vocabulary in English to create the sentences.

Present Perfect Continuous Finish the Sentence 10mins

Practise your use of keywords in the present perfect continuous and general time phrases with our flashcards. You’ll also get to practise forming present perfect continuous sentences in a way that applies to you and your life, so you’ll be practising relevant vocabulary and phrases.

Present Perfect Continuous Guess the Celebrity 5mins

Using our activity forum, read a list of facts about a celebrity and try to guess which celebrity it is. You can then do the same by writing some key facts about a celebrity whilst the other course participants must guess who it is. Of course, you’ll be using the present perfect continuous when creating your sentences.

Present Perfect Continuous Grammar Quiz

Test your knowledge and understand of the present perfect continuous tense in this quiz. You'll be tested on the use, form and keywords and can receive your results immediately with detailed answers. You can also compare your results to other course members using our quiz leaderboard.

Present Perfect Continuous Summary 20mins 4 Topics

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Present Perfect Continuous Review 5mins

This review page summarises everything you learnt in this course in two pages, including the form, use, structure, keywords and pronunciation rules.

Present Perfect Continuous Learning Outcomes 5mins

This page summarises everything you have learnt in our course, so you can review your achievements.

Present Perfect Continuous Further Reading 5mins

Take a look at the resources that we have published online to expand your knowledge of English.

Present Perfect Continuous Course Feedback 5mins

We always appreciate any feedback from our learners. Here you have the chance to fill in an optional questionnaire telling us what you liked and didn't like so we can keep on improving for our future learners.

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Course Includes

4 Lessons
18 Topics
1 Quiz
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