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a Put the verb in brackets in the Present Perfect
Continuous or the Present Perfect Simple. Use the
Present Perfect Continuous where possible. Then
choose for or since where necessary.

1 I 've been working (work) here <f§j) /since six months.
2 How long you (travel)?
3 Scott (write books) for/since 2006.
4 He (write) five books so far.
5 They (not play) golf for/since long.

6 How long he (have) that car?
7 I (know) Zak for/since we were kids.
8 We (wait) for/since two hours.
b Work in pairs. Compare answers. Discuss why you
chose each verb form.

c &24 PRONUNCIATION Listen and check. Listen again
and practise. Copy the stress and weak forms.
I've been /bm/ working here for /fa/ six months.

How long have / av/ you been / bm/ travelling?

• Work in groups. Student A p102. Student B p107.
• HELP WITH GRAMMAR Present Perfect
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• Continuous and Present Perfect Simple
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a Look at sentences 1 and 2 in bold in the article.
• Then fill in the gaps in these rules with Present Get ready ... Get it right!
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• Perfect Continuous (PPG) or Present Perfect • a Draw a timeline of your life. Write when these
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• Simple (PPS) . things happened on the line .
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• • We usually use the to talk about an activity • you started living in your house/flat
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• that started in the past and continues in the present. • you first met your oldest friend
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• • We usually use the _ to talk about a state that • you started learning English
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• started in the past and continues in the present.
• • you started the job/course you're doing now
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• b Fill in the gaps for the Present Perfect • you first met your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife
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• Continuous with 've, haven't, 's, hasn't, been • you got your favourite possession(s)
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• or verb+ing .
• • you bought the car/mobile/computer you have now
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• • your own ideas
• POSITIVE
• I/you/we/they + __ or have + been + verb+ing
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• met started living
• he/she/it+ or has + been +
• Marco in flat
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• NEGATIVE
• ~ ..... .... &:::::=~
• I/you/we/they + __ + been + verb+ing
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• he/she/it + + + verb+ing 2001 2006 July NOW
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• c Look at sentences 3 and 4 in bold in the article .
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• Then choose the correct words in these rules . b Plan what you're going to say about your timeline.
• Use the Present Perfect Continuous or Present
• • We usually use the Present Perfect Continuous/
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• Simple to say how long an activity has been Perfect Simple with for and since.
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• happening.
• a Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about your
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• • We usually use the Present Perfect Continuous/ timeline. Ask follow-up questions if possible.
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• Simple to say how many things are finished.
• I've been living in ~y 1 Where did you
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• d Look at questions 1 and 4 in 4. How do we flat since May 2011. live before that?
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• make Present Perfect Continuous questions with
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• How long ... ? How do we make Present Perfect b Tell the class two things you found out about
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• Simple questions with How many ... ? your partner .
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• e Check in lfl;Mf,!M1;ff> p134 .
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