When do we use PPP? (A) started in the past, still happening now (B) stopped recently, affecting now (C) A and B (D) none
(C) A and B
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All of these are common PPP time markers EXCEPT: (A) lately (B) recently (C) for (D) last year (E) since
(D) last year. It is specific and happened in the past. It is used in Simple Past.
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Turn this positive sentence into negative: "I've been scrolling through TikTok for the past 2 hours."
O have not been scrolling through TikTok for the past 2 hours.
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Turn this sentence into a question: "I have been sneezing non-stop all day."
Have I been sneezing non-stop all day?
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Turn this negative sentence into positive: "I haven't been thinking about farting and blaming it on my sister."
I have been thinking about farting and blaming it on my sister.
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Turn this question into a positive sentence: "Has she been thinking of you?"
She has been thinking of you.
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I'm sweating because I ____ (run).
I'm sweating because I have just been running.
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How ____ it _____ _____(go) for you lately?
How HAS it BEEN GOING for you lately?
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Laura and Lauren ___ (tell) everyone that they are not twins.
Laura and Lauren HAVE BEEN TELLING everyone ...
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Which one is INCORRECT? (A) They have been taking a taxi instead of walking. (B) They have been take na taxi instead of walking. (C) Have they been taking a taxi instead of walking? (D) They have not been taking a taxi instead of walking.
(B) because the pattern is SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE + BEEN + VERB + ING.
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What is the pattern or formula for PPP? Start with Subject + ___ + ___ + ___ ...
Subject + HAS or HAVE + BEEN + VERBing
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Alice (not, play) with me because she's too busy studying.
Alice has not been playing with me ...
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Lucas (go) to the same school since kindergarten.
Lucas HAS BEEN GOING to the same school ...
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Caroline (study) for her math exam for 3 hours straight. And she's still not stopping!
