Grammar Verb Tense: Present Perfect Continuous - Negative   Structure:   Subject Aux. 'To Have' Participle 'To Be' Continuous verb Example I have not / haven´t been sleeping I haven´t been sleeping enough because I´m always working You have not / haven´t been achieving You haven´t been achieving your goals because you´re not doing your best He has not / hasn´t been avoiding He hasn´t been avoiding his friends, he´s just too busy lately She has not / hasn´t been cooperating She hasn´t been cooperating so she must be fired right away It has not / hasn´t been snowing It hasn´t been snowing for the last 5 hours, now it´s safe for us to go           We have not / haven´t been denying We haven´t been denying help, we just can´t afford to help you at the moment You have not / haven´t been earning You haven´t been earning enough to keep up your lifestyle. Stop spending They have not / haven´t been saving They haven´t been saving money for the rainy days. They´re gonna be in trouble   Practice Write phrases below according to the subject (you may replace the subject for names or things)   I ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ You ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ He ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ She ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ You ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ They ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved