(共22张PPT)
Discovering Useful Structures
The Present Perfect Continuous tense
Unit 4 Adversity and Courage
现在完成进行时的魅力
Do you know many people don’t give up their original dreams when they are in adversity They have been fighting against many challenges and have been working hard to struggle for their dreams with great courage.
1 Look at the sentence in the present perfect continuous tense. Find more
examples from the previous text and discuss the function of the tense.
This is the adventure that I have been dreaming of.
1.We are now camped on the ice and we have been managing to survive, but spring is coming, and the ice will soon begin to melt.
2.We have been struggling for days, but things on Elephant Island are going from bad to worse.
We use present perfect continuous tense for actions that started in the past and continue in the present.
2 Read each situation and rewrite each sentence using the present perfect continuous tense.
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.
2. Steve started to play rugby at the age of eight. Now he has become a professional player.
Steve has been playing rugby since eight. Now he has become a professional player.
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.
4. Diane hasn’t got much sleep this week. She looks terrible today.
Diane hasn’t been sleeping enough 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.
I have been trying to phone you all this morning. I must have tried a dozen times before I caught you here.
3 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.
3. Even though we lost the game, we should be proud of ourselves because we _________(try) our best and ________(work) as a team.
has been discussing
has been learning
had tried
worked
4.He finally ________(finish) the research paper under his tutor’s guidance.
5. My nephew Sam _________________ (collect) comic books since he was five. Now he has more than two hundred of them.
6.The company______________________________________________
(launch) an advertising campaign to promote its corporate image.
launched / will launch / is launching / has launched
has been collecting
3 Complete the sentences below using the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets. Then explain your reasons to your partner.
finished
什么是现在完成进行时?
现在完成进行时表示过去发生的动作或状况一直持续到现在,这个动作可能仍在继续进行或刚刚结束。现在完成进行时
由“have/has + been + 现在分词”构成。
肯定句:主语 + have/has + been + 现在分词...
否定句:主语 + have/has + not + been + 现在分词...
疑问句:Have/Has + 主语 + been + 现在分词...
疑问代词/ 疑问副词 + have/has +(主语 +)been + 现在分词...
现在完成进行时的用法有哪些?
1.表示动作从过去某一时间开始一直持续到现在,并有可能持续下去。
His brother has been writing this novel since last year.
他哥哥从去年起就一直在写这本小说。
I’m very tired. I’ve been working all morning.
我很累,我干了一上午的活了。
How long have you been learning English
你学习英语多久了?
2.表示始于过去,现在刚刚终止,但注重的是结果。
Tom’s hands are very dirty. He has been repairing the car.
汤姆的手很脏,他一直在修车。
3. 表示到目前为止的一段时间内重复进行的活动。
Jack has been practising Tai Chi for more than a year.
杰克练太极一年多了。
4.表示根据直接或间接的证据而得出结论。
—I have got a headache.
— No wonder. You have been working in front of that computer too long.
——我头痛。
—— 不足为奇。你在那台电脑前工作太久了。
We’ve been looking forward to our summer vacation.
我们一直盼望着暑假。
常与all the 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。
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.
5.表达某种感彩:现在完成进行时有时带有强烈的表扬或厌恶等感彩。
哪些动词不能用于现在完成进行时?
以下几类动词不能用于现在完成进行时:
① 表示感官、感觉:see,hear,smell 等;
② 表示爱憎:love,prefer,mind 等;
③ 表示希望、意愿:wish,want,desire 等;
④ 表示相信、猜想:believe,think,suppose 等;
⑤ 非延续性动词。
现在完成进行时与现在完成时的区别?
1.现在完成时强调完成和影响,而现在完成进行时却不一定如此,
现在完成进行时强调未完成和动作。
I’ve been doing my homework. 我一直在做家庭作业。(还在做)
I’ve finished my homework. 我已做完家庭作业了。(已完成)
I have looked for a suitable school all around the city.
我已经在市里找了一所合适的学校。(已经不找了)
I have been looking for a suitable school all around the city.
我一直在全城寻找一所合适的学校。(一直在找)
2.现在完成时经常表单个事件,现在完成进行时可表重复事件。
Julia has gone to the library. 朱莉娅去图书馆了。(单个事件)
Julia has been going to the library for a year.
朱莉娅在一年间经常去图书馆。(重复事件)
3.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。
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)
4.现在完成时通常只陈述事实,平铺直叙,而现在完成进行时含感彩。
What have you done 你做什么了?(仅是问问)
Where have you been I have been waiting for you in the rain for two hours. 你去哪里了?我在雨中等了你两个小时。(表示不满)
I have studied English for 8 years.我学英语已经8年了。(陈述客观事实)
Henry has been doing his work orderly.亨利一直在有条不紊地工作。
(含有赞赏表扬的意味)
5.不用于进行时态的动词通常也不用于现在完成进行时,但它们可以
用于现在完成时。
The war has lasted for a long time.
这场战争持续了很长时间。
6.现在完成进行时不用于被动语态。若要用,可用现在完成时的
被动语态代替。
The house has been painted for a month.
房子已经粉刷了一个月了。
活学活用
完成句子
1. We ____________________(已经打扫了房屋). You may come in
now.
2. Since that unfortunate accident last week, I _____________________
(一直睡得不好).
3. She _______________(一直睡)for 6 hours and still can’t wake up.
have cleaned the house
haven’t been sleeping well
has been sleeping
单句语法填空
1. —Where is Peter I can’t find him anywhere.
—He went to the library after breakfast and ______________ (write)
his essay there ever since.
2. —Tony, why are your eyes red
— I ______________ (cut) up peppers for the last five minutes.
has been writing
have been cutting
单句语法填空
3.China’s high-speed railways ___________ (grow) from 9,000 to
25,000 kilometers in the past few years.
4.Since the time humankind started gardening, we _______________
(try) to make our environment more beautiful.
have grown
have been trying
1.Go over what we have learnt.
2.Finish the exercises in this unit on workbook.
Homework
Thank you!