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Jack: (6) (you / enjoy) yourselves on the trip so far?

Katya: — Oh, yes. (7) (we / have) a wonderful time.
Jack: So what (8) (you / do) during your stay
here in town?

Katya: Well, (9) (we / visit) museums and
(10) (take) tours of the major sights.

2.5 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect

1. The present perfect is used for completed I've read the chapter. I'm ready fo discuss it.
actions. Jill has made five phone calls.

The present perfect progressive is used for I've been reading the chapter. I’m almost finished.
continuous actions that are not complete. Jill has been making phone calls for two hours.

2. The present perfect and present perfect Tony has lived in New York for ten years.
progressive have similar meanings with some He has been living in New York for ten years.
verbs that express routines, such as five, work,
and feach.

3. The present perfect is often used to express the How many cookies has he eaten?
idea of how many or how much. He has eaten five cookies.
The present perfect progressive is often used to How long have you been playing the piano?

express the idea of how long. We have been playing for a long time.

4. Remember: The progressive is not usually used /¥ | have loved that movie since | was a child.
with stative verbs, X | have been loving that movie since | was a child.

5 Read the sentences. Circle Y for yes or N for no to answer the questions.

1. a. Tony has set high goals for himself. Is he still setting goals? <

b. Nick has been setting high goals for himself. Is he still setting goals? <
<<
We've been counting votes for hours. Are they counting now?
b. We've counted the votes. Are they counting now? zzz22222©@

<<
Dana has lost 35 pounds. Is she still losing the 35 pounds?
b. Dana has been losing weight. Is she still losing weight?

<<
I’ve been working in a store this summer. Is he still working?
b. I’ve worked in the store for 25 years. Is he still working?

6 Complete the exercises.

A Circle the best answer to complete each question.

1. How long have you taken Geen taking classes at this school?

2. How many friends have you made / been making since you started studying here?

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