| Welcome to the Lesson. |
| In this lesson we are going to look at how we use the Present Perfect Progressive in English. |
| Look at this short conversation and especially at the words in red. What do you notice about the forms of the verb? |
| Paul: |
Hello, John. I haven't seen you for ages. What have you been doing since we last met? |
| John: | Oh, I'm still in Paris but I've given up my job and I've been studying at the Sorbonne since last October. |
| Paul: | Sounds good. But how on earth can you afford it? |
| John: | Well, it hasn't been easy but my family have been helping me out and Mary's been promoted. She's been working at the foreign desk since May. |
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Some verbs are in the progressive form and some verbs are in the simple form. Which is which? |
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