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5.9     Present Perfect Progressive: Questions and Answers

                                         Yes/No Questions                               Short Answers
                     Have/Has   Subject    Been   Verb + -ing
                     have       you        been   waiting      for a long time?   Yes, I have./No, I haven’t.
                     has        he                exercising   lately?            Yes, he has./No, he hasn’t.

                                          Wh- Questions                                    Answers

                     Wh- Word   Have/Has   Subject    Been   Verb + -ing
                     What       have       they              doing?               Studying.
                                                      been
                     how long   has        she               sleeping?            About an hour.
                                     Who or What as Subject                                Answers

                     Wh- Word   Has      Been     Verb + -ing
                     Who        has      been     helping      you?               Maria./Maria has.
                     What       has               happening    lately?            A lot of things./Not much.




                     5  Put the words in the correct order to make questions using the present perfect progressive.

                         1.  recently / been / you / doing / what / have   What have you been doing recently?

                         2.  been / long / living / he / how / here / has

                         3.  diet / have / healthy / eating / been / you / a

                         4.  going / she / been / to class / has

                         5.  shouting / he / has / been / why

                         6.  the piano / been / for / you / a long time / have / playing



                         7.  lately / on weekends / why / Andre / been / has / working


                         8.  has / teaching / who / this week / been / the class



                         9.  you / been / reading / lately / what / have

                       10.  been / a lot / you / have / lately / studying



                     6  SPEAK. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions using How long and the present
                         perfect progressive. Use the phrases below.

                          do this exercise          drive a car         go to the gym          live here
                          sit in this classroom     study English       take classes here      wear glasses


                         A: How long have you been living here?      B: About six months.



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