Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn trong tiếng Anh

Chú ý:

2. Cách sử dụng

Vd: They have been discussing the problem for o’clock

Emma has been learning English for 5 years

Vd: Tom is very tired now because he has been working hard for 5 hours

Chúng ta có thể sử dụng cả hai thì Hiện Tại Hoàn Thành hay Hiện Tại Hoàn Thành Tiếp Diễn để diễn tả một tình huống hay hành động bắt đầu ở quá khứ và vẫn kéo dài đến hiện tại (thường đi với for hay since):

Ex: I’ve worked at the restaurant since I moved here.

I’ve been feeling tired since I started this course.

Ex: I’ve been working at the restaurant for three years.

I’ve felt tired for weeks.

Ex: They have been working in the field all the morning. (Họ làm việc ngoài đồng cả buổi sáng.)

4. Phân biệt giữa hai thì Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn và Hiện tại hoàn thành

LƯU Ý: Các động từ trạng thái ( know, understand, acknowledge ) thường sẽ không đi với thể tiếp diễn.

I’ve known them since I was a child. (not I’ve been knowing them since I was a child)

Bài tập

Exercise 1

Look at the chart and fill in the gaps with the past simple or present perfect simple of the verbs in brackets to make true sentences.

1. The chart shows the percentage of British adults who………. (use) the Internet since 1995.

2. The number of women who have ever used the Internet ……….. (increase) by more than 60% since 1995.

3. The percentage of men who have accessed the Internet ……… (rise) each year.

4. The number of women to have accessed the Internet ……….. (rise) each year.

5. The percentage of men who used the Internet ………. (be) greater than the percentage of women from 1995 to 2005.

6. However, British women ………. (overtake) British men in Internet usage since 2005.

7. The total number of people accessing the Internet ……… (grow) each year although the most significant rise ……… (occur) between 1995 and 2000.

Exercise 2

Underline the correct form of the verbs:

Exercise 3

Fill in the gaps with a verb from a box in the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. You will need to use some verbs more than once.

Be do feel have live pass study start take travel want work

Interviewer: How long …………. (1 you) here?

Student: I…………… (2) in London for the past three years. I come from Japan originally. I…………… (3) at a college here since I arrived.

Interviewer:…………… (4 you) any travelling over the past three years?

Student: Yes, I…………… (5) really lucky. I have long holidays so I ……………(6) all over Europe. I especially liked Spain.

Interviewer: What is the most interesting thing you……………(7) recently?

Student: Well, I ……………(8) to play tennis, and I…………… (9) singing lessons for a few months now too. But the thing that I am most proud of is that I……………(10 just) my driving test. It’s the first time I ……………(11) it so I’m really pleased but I……………(12 never) so nervous in all my life!

Interviewer: How do you think English will be useful in yours life?

Student: I…………… (13) a Hospitality and Tourism course over here, so I need English for my studies and my job. I…………… (14 always) to work in the tourist industry because I…………… (15 always) interested in history and cultural sites, and I ……………(16 already) as a tour guide in my home town.

Exercise 4

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