Kyle Pounds - Present perfect continuous

Present Perfect Continuous is used to express that something has been happening on a regular basis for a period of time.

Example: Kyle doesn't feel very good because he has been drinking a lot lately.

Practice

1) We don't have much money because we have been going to the movies a lot lately.

2) I'm worried about James. I think he has been drinking a lot.

3) I feel sorry for Kyle. He has been watching a lot of TV since his dad died.

4) I shouldn't feel so thirsty. I have been drinking water all day long.

5) I think we should take our dog Bowser to the vet. He has been vomiting a lot lately.

6) I don't know what is wrong with me, I have been feeling sick a lot lately.

7) I have been thinking a lot about you lately Paola, I think I love you.

8) James - Hello Kyle, I haven't seen you for a while, what have you been doing?

Kyle - Great, I have been riding my bike a lot.

James - Riding your bike? Great. What have you been doing?

Kyle - I have been working in Lampa which is 30 kilometers away.

9) They have been drilling here for the last thirty years. You would think they would have found some oil by now.