ESL Present Perfect Continuous

1. Describe a situation where using the present perfect continuous tense would be more appropriate than using the simple past tense. Explain why.

2. Rewrite the following sentences using contractions where appropriate: * I have been studying English. * She has been living in London. * They have been playing football.

3. Imagine you are writing a story. Write two sentences: one using the present perfect continuous to describe an ongoing action, and another using a different tense (past simple or present simple) to describe a completed action that happened before the ongoing action.