VIP Class Notes (Li)

Present perfect continuous tense

Vocabulary

the industry is on the decline – becoming less and less

fast-paced environment/living/industry – very quick

Grammar

present perfect continuous 

past<—–present——>future

has/have been + verb-ing 

has/have not/hasn’t/haven’t been + verb-ing (negative) 

ex. I have been studying English for 5 years.

ex. She has been living in this city for a long time.

Usages 

-to talk about an ongoing and incomplete activity

– I have been working on this project for 6 months.

-I have been learning how to swim for 2 months.

-recently finished and uninterrupted activity which has a present result 

-I have been chopping wood all day.

-My friend has been cooking all morning.

-What have you been doing?

-I’ve been working on the computer.

draw -> drew -> drawn (past participle) 

ring -> rang -> rung (past participle) 

leave -> left -> left (past participle) 

I have drawn on my notebook and I showed you my timeline.

I have been working for a long time. I worked as an intern when I was a student. I worked in traditional media, a magazine company.

Traditional media and social media have different ways to communicate with people.

Because I started working during university, so I was an art student, so I learnt Photoshop.

For magazines, you have a theme. You can show everything related to this theme. For articles, you need to find a new concept every day.