(共30张PPT)
UNIT 4
Adversity And Courage
To learn the present perfect continuous tense
To practice the present perfect continuous tense by completing some exercises
EXAMPLE This is the adventure that I have been dreaming of.
We are now camped on the ice and we have been managing to survive,…
We have been struggling for days, but …
Look at the sentence in the present perfect continuous tense. Find more examples from the previous text and discuss the function of the tense.
Past
Present
Future
He is visiting the doctor.
The use of the present perfect continuous tense.
have / has been + v-ing
We use present perfect continuous tense for actions that started in the past and continue in the present.
Past
Present
Future
The use of the present perfect continuous tense.
have / has been + v-ing
We use present perfect continuous tense for actions that started in the past and have just finished but have consequences in the present.
1. 现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时间开
始,一直持续到现在,或者始于过去,现在
刚刚终止,但注重的是结果。
eg You have been saying that for five years.
I’m fed up with it.
Tom’s hands are very dirty. He has been
repairing the car.
2. 现在完成进行时表示过去某一动作的延续性
和重复性,并常带有较强的感彩。
eg Lily has been doing her homework since
4 o’clock this afternoon.
According to your teacher, you haven’t been doing your homework these days.
3. 常与all this time, this week / month, all night,
all the morning / afternoon, recently等时间状语以及由since或for引导的时间状语连用。
eg I’ve been writing letters all this evening and I’ve just finished them.
She has been expecting a long distance call all night long.
现在完成进行时与现在完成时
1. 现在完成时通常表示动作已完成,而现在完成进行时却不一定如此。如:
I have looked for a suitable school all around the city. (已经不找了)
I have been looking for a suitable school all around the city. (一直在找)
2. 现在完成时通常表示反复发生的动作,可用how many times询问动作完成的次数;现在完成进行时通常表示持续不间断的动作,一般用how long询问动作持续的时间。如:
How many times have you visited the museum (强调动作的重复性)
How long have you been working in the company (强调动作的延续性)
3. 许多静态动词只能用于现在完成时而不能用于现在完成进行时。如:
He’s a lovely dog — how long have you had him
The boy has admitted his mistake.
4. already,ever,never,yet等副词通常不用于现在完成进行时。
5. 现在完成时一般表示平铺直叙;现在完成进行时含有感彩。试比较:
I have studied English for 8 years.
Henry has been doing his work orderly.
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陈述客观事实
[北京卷]
---Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for
---The new Star Wars. We _____ here for more than two hours.
A. waited B. wait
C. would be waiting D. have been waiting
D
2. [江苏卷] Dashan, who ____ crosstalk, the Chinese comedic tradition, for decades, wants to mix it up with the Western
stand-up tradition.
A. will be learning
B. is learning
C. had been learning
D. has been learning
D
3. [福建卷]
---Where is Peter I can’t find him anywhere.
---He went to the library after breakfast and ______________ (write) his essay there ever since.
4. [江西卷]
---Tony, why are your eyes red
---I ________________ (cut) up peppers for the last five minutes.
has been writing
have been cutting
5. [北京卷] China’s high-speed railways ___________ (grow) from 9,000 to 25,000 kilometers in the past few years.
6. [湖南卷] Since the time humankind started gardening, we ______________ (try) to make our environment more beautiful.
have grown
have been trying
Read each situation and write
a sentence that best describes it.
1. The dog started to bark about two hours ago. I really hope it will stop soon.
The dog has been barking for about two hours. I really hope it will stop soon.
v. 吠叫
2. Steve started to play rugby at the age of eight.
Now he has become a professional player.
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n. 橄榄球运动
Steve has been playing rugby since eight. Now he has become a professional player.
adj. 潮湿的
3. Timmy is holding a table tennis bat and his short hair is damp with sweat. He looks a little tired after playing table tennis for two hours.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Timmy is holding a table tennis bat and his short hair is damp with sweat. He has been playing table tennis for two hours, so he looks a little tired.
n. 球拍
4. Diane hasn’t got much sleep this week. She looks terrible today.
______________________________________________________________________________
5. I tried to phone you this morning. I must have tried a dozen times before I caught you here. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Diane hasn’t been sleeping enough this week. She looks terrible today.
I have been trying to phone you all this morning. I must have tried a dozen times before I caught you here.
Complete the sentences below using the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets. Then explain your reasons to your partner.
1. For the whole morning, the board of the directors _________________ (discuss) the resolution to increase wages in the coming year.
2. Jason’s only recreation is painting. He _________________ (learn) how to paint for over five years.
has been discussing
n. 娱乐;消遣
has been learning
n. 侄子;外甥
3. Even though we lost the game, we should be proud of ourselves because we _________ (try) our best and ________ (work) as a team.
He finally ________ (finish) the research paper under his tutor’s guidance.
My nephew Sam _________________ (collect) comic books since he was five. Now he has more than two hundred of them.
had tried
finished
worked
has been collecting
n. 指导
n. 广告活动
The company ___________________________________
_____________ (launch) an advertising campaign to promote its corporate image.
adj. 公司的
launched / will launch / is launching / has launched
Interview your partner about the things that he / she has been doing. The following questions might help you.
Do you have any hobbies or interests
How long have you been learning / playing …
What have you been doing recently
现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时间开始一直延续到现在,这个动作可能刚刚停止,也可能还在进行,常带有一定的感彩。 其构成为“have / has + been + 动词-ing形式”。
eg I’ve been painting the door this morning.
They have been working very well this term.
用括号内动词的正确时态完成下面短文。
A big elephant was walking on the ground. He 1. ________________ (move) through the tall grass for two days, eating and resting. Not far from him 2. ________ (stand) a woman with a big camera in her hands. She took another photo of the elephant, still amazed at his long tusks.
had been moving
stood
Swallowing a mouthful of grass, the elephant turned his head to see that the woman 3. __________ (take) even more photos of him. “That woman has no manners. She 4. ________________ (follow) me all day,” he thought. “She 5. ________ (take) 100 photos of me and 6. ________ (write) 42 pages of notes. But she hasn’t even given me a single peanut!”
was taking
has been following
has taken
written
Write a short report about the things that your partner has been doing recently according to your interview. Remember to use the present perfect continuous tense.