IDEAL SECRETARY.mp4
Channel: Marisa Constantinides
Date: 2012-02-04

A short situational dialogue to illustrate the contrast of Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect Simple

N.B. This would not be the first presentation or encounter with these tenses which the students will have probably seen in isolation. 

BOSS:   Catherine! (loudly)
SEC        ........................
BOSS:   Catherine!!!!
SEC :     Oh! Good morning, sir/madam!    (headphones off)
BOSS:   Would you please explain? What have you been doing all morning?
SEC       Well, sir/madam , I 've  been  typing, sir/madam. 
BOSS:   Typing? You  haven't been typing!  You've been reading that stupid novel since 
              you got here!  None of the letters are  finished .        
SEC:     Well, sir, I've typed three, madam!.I have!
BOSS:   Oh, really? You have?  Which  ones?
SEC:     D, E, and A, madam. I'm going to type R in a minute, madam!
BOSS:   Oh, my goodness!!!!


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