Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Free ESL Lesson Plan

1. VC3.1 - Present perfect continuous (I have been playing)Lesson 1/2 ESL Lesson Plan

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3. Describe the picture

4. What can you say about Simon? Simon is out of breath… … he is perspiring.

5. Look at the example below Is he running now? No, but he is out of breath. He has been running. Has he been running?

6. Look at the example below Is Sophie painting now? No, but there is paint and a brush. Sophie has been painting. Has Sophie been painting?

7. Look at the example below Is it raining now? No, but the ground is wet. It has been raining. Has it been raining?

8. The present perfect continuous subject have/has been verb -ing

9. Now with a contraction subject contraction been verb -ing

10. Positive sentences: contractions without a contraction with a contraction He has been running. He’s been running.

11. Present perfect continuous We use the present perfect continuous for an activity that has just stopped. The activity has a connection with now. Simon is exhausted. He has just stopped running. Simon has been running. Past Present

12. Present perfect continuous: contractions We usually use a contraction in spoken English. We sometimes use a contraction in written English. Spoken: He’s been jogging. Written: The President has been travelling around the country. Spoken: The President’s been travelling around the country.

13. Practice the present perfect continuous study look wait rain Why are you so late? I’ve been waitingfor you! I’m a little tired. I __________ all afternoon. I have an exam tomorrow. I don’t think we can go for a walk. It __________ all day and it’s too wet to go outside. Where have you been? We __________ for you everywhere.

14. Practice the present perfect continuous cry camp cook work Wow! Marion ____ all morning. Look at all the fabulous food we have for lunch. Chris and James are so dirty. They ____ in the mountains for more than a week. It’s not a good time to talk with Ethan. Look at his face… he ____. Emma ____ all day. She has just arrived home now.

15. Present perfect continuous We also use the present perfect continuous for an action that is repeated over a period of time. The action is continuingor it has just stopped. It began snowing yesterday. It is snowing now. Ithas been snowing for two days. Past Present

16. Practice the present perfect continuous teach swim jog learn I started teaching a long time ago. I __________ for at least 15 years. Taylor speaks Japanese quite well. She __________ the language for about 7 years. Heather is still at the pool now! She __________ since two o’clock this afternoon. Peter and Fiona are at the park. They __________ for at least 90 minutes.

17. Practice the present perfect continuous read sing bark do yoga That dog! It __________ since early this morning. Ursula says she is always relaxed because she __________ for many years. Is that our neighbour? She __________ for at least half an hour. What a voice! Gary wants to finish his book this weekend. He __________ since he finished breakfast yesterday!

18. Make positive sentences study travel sail paint C D A B

19. Negative sentences subject haven’t hasn’t been verb -ing

20. Negative sentences: contractions Without a contraction With a contraction He has not been working. He hasn’t been working.

21. Practice the present perfect continuous watch speak go feel John hasn’t been watchingTV since he decided to get fit. Now he goes running in the evening. Tyler and Alexis had a fight three weeks ago and they __________ to each other since that time. David is staying at home again today. He __________ well for almost a week. I can’t believe that you __________ to university classes. There are exams next week!

22. Practice the present perfect continuous buy grow sleep listen I don’t know why… but I __________ well recently. I think that I am stressed. Look at my plants. I water them but they __________ recently. They are the same size they were last year. We __________ our milk and bread from that grocer for two months. The prices are too high. The radio? No, Jill __________ to it for a long time. She prefers the TV these days.

23. Make negative sentences work talk exercise sleep A B C D

24. Present perfect continuous questions have/has subject been verb –ing?

25. Practice the present perfect continuous write wear eat travel Have you been wearingmy raincoat? It’s all wet. _______ they ________ a lot this year? They look so tanned. William! _______ you _______ chocolate? It’s all over your mouth! There is black ink all over your hands. _______ you _______ with that old pen again?

26. Practice the present perfect continuous shop use drive drink There’s no gas left. _______ Daniel _______ the car again? He never goes to the gas station. What do you mean, ‘You have no money’? _______ you _______ again and spent it all? You look anxious! _______ you _______ a lot of coffee? I need to charge my tablet but I only did it yesterday. _______ you _______ it?

27. Make present perfect continuous questions smoke iron clean rain A B C D