Present Perfect Continuous

Question 1

Present Perfect Continuous

have / has + been + Ving

1) how long, for, since + dynamic verbs

Answer 1

How long have you been riding a bike?

I have been riding a bike for 13 years.

or

I have been riding a bike since I was 5.

Question 2

Present perfect continuous

have/has + been + Ving

is used:

2) for an activity that has recently stopped or just stopped and there always is a connection with NOW. Answers the question:

What have you been doing?

Answer 2

Your hands are dirty. What have you been doing?

I have been playing in the yard.

Question 3

How long /drive / a car?

Answer 3

How long have you been driving a car?

Question 4

How long /ride / a bike?

Answer 4

How long have you been riding a bike?

Question 5

How long / work / with robots?

Answer 5

How long have you been working with robots?

Question 6

How long /work / on your house?

Answer 6

How long have you been working on your house?

Question 7

How long/ watch / the last series?

Answer 7

How long have you been watching the last series?

Question 8

How long / use / your APPLE watch?

Answer 8

How long have you been watching your APPLE watch?

Question 9

How long / learn / English with Duolingo?

Answer 9

How long have you been learning English with Duolingo?

Question 10

How long / go / to the pub every Wednesday?

Answer 10

How long have you been going to the pub every Wednesday?

Question 11

How long /work / with Apple gadgets?

Answer 11

How long have you been working with Apple gadgets?

Question 12

How long / use / Brainscape for learning?

Answer 12

How long have you been learning Brainscape for learning?

Question 13

How long / live / in your house?

Answer 13

How long have you been living in your house?

Question 14

How long / build / the basement?

Answer 14

How long have you been building the basement?

Question 15

Martin tu samou košili nosí už ce|ý týden.

Answer 15

Martin has been wearing the same shirt for the whole week.

Question 16

Už dlouhou dobu o tom přemýšlím, a nevím, co dělat.

Answer 16

I have been thinking about it for a long time and I don’t know what to do.

Question 17

Perfektum s lately. Přeložte.

Poslední dobou na něj hodně myslím.

Answer 17

I have been thinking about him a lot lately.

I’ve been thinking about him a lot lately.

Question 18

Perfektum s lately. Přeložte.

Poslední dobou se více učí. [on]

Answer 18

He has been learning more lately.

He’s been learning more lately.

Question 19

BydIí v Praze už šest let/ od roku 1990/ od té doby, co se vzali. [oni]

Answer 19

They have (‘ve) been living in Prague for six years / since 1990 / since they got married.

Question 20

Pro tuto společnost pracují už patnáct let/ od roku 1981/ od té doby, co jsem odešel ze školy’

Answer 20

I’ve been working for this company for 15 years/since 1981/since I left school.

Question 21

Sněží už celé dopoledne/ od snídaně/ od té doby, co jsme vstali.

Answer 21

It’s (has) been snowing all morning/since breakfast/since we got up.

Question 22

Řídím už několik let/ od svých osmnáctých narozenin/ od té doby, co mi bylo osmnáct.

Answer 22

I’ve (have) been driving for a few years / since my 18th birthday / since I was 18.

Question 23

Píše poezii už mnoho let/ od promoce/ od té doby, co odešla z univerzity.

Answer 23

She’s (has) been writing poetry for many years / since her graduation / since she left university.

Question 24

Perfektum popisující děje dokončené v minulosti, ale mající následky v přítomnosti.

Boli mě hlava. Celý den zvoní telefon.

Answer 24

I have a headache. The phone’s (has) been ringing all day.

Question 25

Proč máš červené oči? Plakal jsi?

Answer 25

Why are your eyes red? Have you been crying?

Question 26

Jak víš, že jsem jedl česnek?

Answer 26

How do you know that I’ve (have) been eating garlic?

Question 27

Vypadáš strašně. Co jsi dělal?

Answer 27

You look terrible/awful. What have you been doing?

Question 28

Vypadá velmi unavený. Poslední dobou Se mu špatně spí.

Answer 28

He looks very tired. He’s been sleeping badly lately.

Question 29

Tloustnu. Poslední dobou jím příliš mnoho čokolády.

Answer 29

I’m getting fat. I’ve been eating too much chocolate lately.

Question 30

Ta tráva je krásně zelena. Poslední dobou hodně prší.

Answer 30

The grass is beautifully green. It’s been raining a lot lately.

Question 31

Je teď mnohem štíhlejší. [on] Poslední dobou více cvičí.

Answer 31

He’s much slimmer now. He’s been exercising more (taking / getting more exercise) lately.