She ____________ (work) here for five years
She has been working here for five years
I ___________ (study) all day.
I have been studying all day.
They -____________ (not/live) here for very long.
They haven't been living here for very long.
He __________________(not/play) football for five years.
He hasn't been playing football for five years.
The earth __________________ here for billions of years (be).
The earth has been here for billions of years
The patient ________________________ penicillin for several days now (take)
The patient has been taking penicillin for several days now.
What's the correct structure for PPC?
Subject + Auxiliary have / has (not) + BEEN + action with ING
What does PPC mean?
it means Present Perfect Continuous
Why is this structure important?
to talk about actions that started in the past… but continue in the present
