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Profesora: Marta Gutiérrez J.
Fecha 8 de Octubre
Guía de Inglés
I.ANTECEDENTES
GENERALES
UNIDAD Nº 2
Nombre de la Unidad: Manteniéndose al tanto
CONTENIDOS
II. ANTECEDENTES ALUMNO
NOMBRE
CURSO
Prueba: 22 de Octubre
1.- Presente perfecto simple / Presente perfecto continuo
2.- Vocabulario relacionado a tecnología
3 ° Medio
Present Perfect Continuous
[has/have + been + present participle]
Examples:
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You have been waiting here for two hours.
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Have you been waiting here for two hours?
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You have not been waiting here for two hours.
USE: Duration from the Past Until Now
We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and
has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday"
are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.
Think!
1. Compare present perfect with present perfect continuous. What are the main
differences?
Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous
2. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses.
Robin: I think the waiter (forget) ___________________ us. We (wait) _____________
here for over half an hour and nobody (take) ___________________our order yet.
Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) _________________ by us at least twenty
times. He probably thinks we (order, already) _____________________.
Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) ______________________ here
for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.
Michele: He must realize we (order, not) ____________________ yet! We (sit) ______
______________ here for over half an hour staring at him.
3. Answer the questions.
a. What is the text about?
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4. True or False. Justify the false statements.
a. _____ Robin and Michele have been waiting for the waiter.
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b. _____ The waiter hasn’t forgotten to take Robin and Michele’s order.
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c. _____ The new customers have already gotten their food.
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d. _____ Robin and Michele have been waiting for the waiter two hours there.
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5. Look at the pictures. Create questions and answers related to them.
Example: How long has she been playing on the computer? – She has been playing on
the computer for 4 hours.
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