Question

Present Perfect Continuous

“What have you been doing?”
Imagine what people have been doing or what are the things that have been happening.

(a) Ashok comes in wearing white shorts, a T-shirt and carrying a racquet. He is sweating.
(b) I think	he has been playing	tennis
I imagine		badminton
Perhaps		badminton

1.

(a) Mohan comes in wearing overalls and is covered in paint.

(i)

(ii)

(b) Ramesh comes in with a smile on his face. He is holding a trophy.

(i)

(ii)

(c) Monica returns home with lots of packets in her hands.

(i)

(ii)

(d) Sheela comes in with red eyes and a wet handkerchief.

(i)

(ii)

2. Now write three situations similar to (a) in the box. Exchange the information with your partner and guess the answer to each other’s situations as in (b).

Answer 1

Ashok comes in wearing white shorts, a T-shirt and carrying a racquet. He is sweating.
I think	he has been playing	tennis
I imagine	he has been playing	badminton
Perhaps	he has been playing	tennis

1.

(a) Mohan comes in wearing overalls and is covered in paint.

1. I think he has been painting a room.
2. Perhaps he has been painting the walls.

(b) Ramesh comes in with a smile on his face. He is holding a trophy.

1. I think he has been taking part in a competition.
2. Perhaps he has been playing in a sports tournament.

(c) Monica returns home with lots of packets in her hands.

1. I think she has been shopping.
2. Perhaps she has been buying clothes and other things.

(d) Sheela comes in with red eyes and a wet handkerchief.

1. I think she has been crying.
2. Perhaps she has been feeling very sad.

2. 

1. Situation: Ravi comes home wearing muddy shoes and carrying a football.
   Guess: I think he has been playing football.

2. Situation: Neha enters the room with flour on her hands and a tray of cookies.
   Guess: Perhaps she has been baking cookies.

3. Situation: Amit comes in carrying several books and looks tired.
   Guess: I imagine he has been studying in the library.