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Teaching Technique – Present Perfect Continuous - Unfinished Past

This week on Teaching Technique we turn our focus to the Present Perfect Simple to talk about the duration of an activity that started in the past and continues up to and includes the present. We take a look at its use, a suitable timeline to explain its concept, and the best concept checking questions we can use to deliver the lesson. Let’s get started!

duration of activity use

We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to talk about the duration of an activity that started in the past and continues up to and includes the present. It is often used with for and since. To ask questions we use "How long…?”

Sentence –He has been studying since 7o' clock.

Timeline: Present Perfect Continuous - Unfinished Past duration of activity use

Concept Questions

Do we know when the activity started? (Yes)

Does the activity continue up to and include the present? (Yes)

Is the action still continuing? (Yes)

What are we interested in? (The duration of the activity)

Did you find our guide helpful? Were you able to explain the tense better using our recommended timeline and concept checking questions? Let us know in the comment section below. Don’t forget to bookmark this page for more Tense guides and if have any suggestions for future topics, feel free to let us know in the section below. Happy teaching!

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Teaching Technique – Present Perfect Continuous - Indefinite Past

This week on Teaching Technique we turn our focus to the Present Perfect Simple to talk about the result of a recently stopped activity. We take a look at its use, a suitable timeline to explain its concept, and the best concept checking questions we can use to deliver the lesson. Let’s get started!

result of a recently stopped activity

We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to talk about the result of a recently stopped activity. The result of the activity is evident in the present.

Sentence –He has been repairing the car. He's filthy.

Timeline: Present Perfect Continuous - Indefinite Past: result of a recently stopped activity

Concept Questions

Does the car work now? (Maybe yes, maybe no. We don't know)

Is the man repairing the car now? (No)

Did he stop repairing the car a short time ago? (Yes)

How do we know? (He's filthy)

Did you find our guide helpful? Were you able to explain the tense better using our recommended timeline and concept checking questions? Let us know in the comment section below. Don’t forget to bookmark this page for more Tense guides and if have any suggestions for future topics, feel free to let us know in the section below. Happy teaching!