curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-express-concerns/67c73c7227518d3199f7ce31.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
How does James think the team feels about the changes, and why?
They feel excited because the deadline is motivating them.
James does not say the team is excited.
They feel indifferent because they are used to working extra hours.
James suggests the team is struggling, not indifferent.
They feel relieved because they have more time to complete the project.
The new deadline makes things harder, not easier.
They feel stressed because they have already been working extra hours.
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The Present Perfect Continuous tense (have/has been + verb in -ing form) is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still happening or has recent effects. For example:
She has been studying for hours, and she's getting tired. - This means she started studying in the past and is still studying now, with visible effects.
When James says We've already been putting in extra hours, he means that the team started working extra hours some time ago and is still doing it now. Another example:
She has been studying for hours, and she's getting tired. - This means she started studying in the past and is still studying now, with visible effects.
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