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 <html><p><img id="1383" style="width: 150px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1383_9f8d357c84bb94205897f25f083f110a.png">&nbsp; <b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve been waiting </span>here for two hours.</span></b><br>&nbsp;</p></html> <html><p><img id="1383" style="width: 150px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1383_9f8d357c84bb94205897f25f083f110a.png">&nbsp; <b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve been waiting </span>here for two hours.</span></b><br>&nbsp;</p></html>
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-<html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-US>The present perfect continuous is a tense that is used to talk about past and recent activities that have an impact on or a connection with the present. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>It is used to talk about an action which started in the past and continues until now or finished recently.</SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P><BR>&nbsp;</P></html>+<html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-US>The present perfect continuous is a tense that is used to talk about past and recent activities. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>It is used to talk about an action which started in the past and continues until now or finished recently.</SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P><BR>&nbsp;</P></html>
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 <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>affirmative:&nbsp;<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>subject + 'have' + 'been' + present participle</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>It'<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">s been snowing</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>negative:&nbsp;<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN>subject + 'have' + 'not' + 'been' + present participle</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>It <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">hasn't been snowing</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>interrogative:&nbsp;<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>'have' + subject + 'been' + present participle</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">Has</SPAN> it <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">been snowing</SPAN>?</SPAN></B></P><BR></html> <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>affirmative:&nbsp;<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>subject + 'have' + 'been' + present participle</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>It'<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">s been snowing</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>negative:&nbsp;<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN>subject + 'have' + 'not' + 'been' + present participle</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>It <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">hasn't been snowing</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>interrogative:&nbsp;<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>'have' + subject + 'been' + present participle</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 78.0pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">Has</SPAN> it <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">been snowing</SPAN>?</SPAN></B></P><BR></html>