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2 Careers 3 Grammar وزار 22عليم Present Perfect Tenses: Progressive and Simple رابط الدرس الـ www.ien.edu.sa Both tenses are used to talk about a situation that began in the past and continues into the present. Use the present perfect progressive to talk about an action that is happening now and will probably continue. Use the present perfect simple to talk about the amount of times/how long something has been done, up to this particular point. The action is not happening at this moment and may not continue. Present Perfect Progressive Hanan has been reading a book for two hours. How long have you been reading that book? Saeed has been playing football since he was ten. How long have you been playing football? Present Perfect Simple She has read 30 pages. How many pages have you read? He has played for three different teams. How many teams have you played for? NOTE: The Present Perfect Progressive often uses since and for to show a length of time that the action is happening over. A. Read the three texts about jobs on page 20 and find sentences that are present perfect progressive and present perfect simple. Say which ones happened all the time and which ones happened or changed from time to time. B. Choose the correct verb form. 1. I ('ve been looking for /'ve looked for) a job for three months, and I still (haven't found / haven't been finding) one. 2. My father (has worked / has been working) at many different jobs during his career. 3. Adnan (has written / has been writing) books for years, but he (hasn't received / hasn't been receiving) an award yet. 4. How many pages of that book (have you read / have you been reading)? C. Write answers to the following questions about your study of English. 1. How long have you been studying English? 2. How many English teachers have you had? 3. How many books have you used? 4. How long have you been using this book? D. Work with a partner. Make sentences. Follow the example. Hakim /photography studio / one year-taking pictures-photographer Hakim's been working at a photography studio for a year. He's good at taking pictures, and he's interested in becoming a photographer. 1. Faiz / restaurant / six months-bake things-chef 2. Refah/nursing home / two years-help old ladies-doctor 3. Yahya / newspaper / a while-interview people-reporter كتاب الطالب والتمارين STUDENTS BOOK AND WORKBOOK 2030 GOAL Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 22 30/4/24 2:00 AM

E. Find out about your classmates' abilities and experiences, and ask how long they've been doing them. Complete the chart. ? A: Can you ice-skate? B: Yes, I can. A: How long have you been skating? B: I've been ice-skating since I was five. A: Do you have a job now? B: Yes, I do. A: How long have you been working at it? B: For about six months. FYI Activity Play a sport Study languages Live in the same house Drive a car/Ride a bike Work part-time Swim Your idea: Name Length of Time To talk about someone's abilities (how well or badly they can do something) and interests, use expressions with Good at or Interested in. He's good at using computers. They're interested in working outdoors. I'm not very good at speaking in public. She's not interested in working in the computer industry. F. Ask and answer questions about the picture. It's been raining for ten minutes. What have the people been doing during this time? A: What has the man at the magazine stand been doing during the rain? B: He's been reading. A: How many magazines has he read? B: He's read several magazines. وزات التعليم Ministry of Educatio 2024-144 MG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 23 TAXI 23 30/4/24 2:00 AM