UNIT9 Present perfect continuos (I have been doing)

A. It has been raining
Study this example situation:

Is it raining?
No, but the ground is wet .
It has been raining.
Have/has been -ing is the present perfect continuous:

We use the present perfect continuous for an activity t hat has recently stopped or just stopped.
There is a connection with now:
¡ You're out of breath. Have you been running? (= you're out of breath now)
¡ Paul is very tired. He's been working very hard. (= he's tired now)
¡ Why are your clot hes so dirty? What have you been doing?
¡ I've been talking to Amanda about the problem and she agrees with me.
¡ Where have you been? I've been Looking for you everywhere.
B. It has been raining for two hours.
Study this example situation:

It began raining two hours ago and it is still raining.
How long has it been raining?
It has been raining for two hours.
We use the present perfect continuous in t his way especially
with how Long, for ... and since .... The activity is still
happening (as in this example) or has just stopped.



¡ How Long have you been Learning English? (=you're still learning English)
¡ Tim is still watching TV. He's been watching TV all day.
¡ Where have you been? I've been Looking for you for the Last half hour.
¡ Chris hasn't been feeling well recently.
You can use the present perfect continuous for actions repeated over a period of time:
¡ Silvia is a very good tennis player. She's been playing since she was eight.
¡ Every morning they meet in t he same cafe. They've been going there for years.
C. Compare I am doing (see Unit 1) and I have been doing:

¡ Don't disturb me now. I'm working. ¡ We need an umbrella. It 's raining. ¡ Hurry up! We're waiting.

¡ I've been working hard. Now I'm going to have a break. ¡ The ground is wet. It's been raining. ¡ We've been waiting for an hour. .

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