{"id":6002,"date":"2022-12-21T03:21:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T09:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=6002"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:44:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T07:44:53","slug":"present-perfect-continuous-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-continuous-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"present perfect continuous: 12 examples from songs u know"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7179830777033641222\" data-video-id=\"7179830777033641222\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> a playlist of songs with present perfect continuous examples in the lyrics. visit richyrocks.com for the full list <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishteacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishteacher?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishteacher<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/a> <a title=\"englishclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishclass?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishclass<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"ingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingles<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningles<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c heat waves - sped up + reverb - sped up + reverb tazzy &amp; sped up songs &amp; Tazzy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/heat-waves-sped-up-reverb-7089067824337684481?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c heat waves &#8211; sped up + reverb &#8211; sped up + reverb tazzy &amp; sped up songs &amp; Tazzy<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nin english, the <strong>present perfect continuous verb tense <\/strong>consists of the <strong>auxiliary verb have\/has + the past participle<em> been<\/em> +the -ing form of another verb<\/strong>. it is used to indicate an action happening from a point in the past until the present that may continue into the future &#x1f635;&#x200d;&#x1f4ab;\u00a0 as confusing and nonspecific as that sounds, the structure appears in A LOT of songs that u probably know and maybe even love.<\/p>\n<p>for example, in <strong>glass animals&#8217; <\/strong>gigantic hit <strong><em>heat waves<\/em><\/strong> the chorus says<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ujudUb\">sometimes, all I think about is u<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>late nights in the middle of june<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>heat waves been faking me out<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>can&#8217;t make u happier now<\/h4>\n<p><strong><i>heat waves <u>been faking me out<\/u><\/i><\/strong><i>\u00a0<\/i> is a <strong>reduction<\/strong> of <em>heat waves<\/em> <i><u>have been<\/u><\/i><i> faking me out<\/i>. the elimination of have (or the &#8220;v&#8221; sound in the <strong>contractions<\/strong> <em>i&#8217;ve<\/em>, <em>you&#8217;ve<\/em>, <em>we&#8217;ve<\/em> &amp; <em>they&#8217;ve<\/em>) is very common in spoken english, especially in popular music. listen for it in the rest of these songs as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>fake out<\/em><\/strong> means <em>trick<\/em>, <em>deceive<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glass Animals - Heat Waves (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mRD0-GxqHVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p><strong>rosa linn<\/strong>&#8216;s song <em><strong>snap<\/strong><\/em> participated in <strong>eurovision<\/strong> and got much more famous on <strong>tiktok<\/strong>. listen at 1:13 for this lyric&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">since june 22, my <em>heart&#8217;s been<\/em> on fire<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">i<em>&#8216;ve been spendin<\/em>&#8216; my nights in the rain tryna to <em>put it out<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>i&#8217;ve been spending<\/em> <\/strong>is present perfect continuous. <strong><em>heart&#8217;s been on fire<\/em><\/strong> is present perfect&gt;&gt;there&#8217;s no -ing verb after <em>been<\/em>.\u00a0 <strong><em>tryna<\/em><\/strong> is a <strong>reduction<\/strong> ot <em>trying to<\/em>.\u00a0 <strong><em>put out<\/em><\/strong> is a <strong>phrasal verb<\/strong> that means <em>extinguish<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rosa Linn - Snap - (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DIKIgjLGf98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kareem-and-dr.-j.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7871\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kareem-and-dr.-j-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"dr. j and kareem stare each other down over the nba finals trophy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kareem-and-dr.-j-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kareem-and-dr.-j-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kareem-and-dr.-j-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kareem-and-dr.-j.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>nba legends dr. j and kareem abdul jabbar <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/rondo-got-ejected-in-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>stare each other down<\/i><\/a><i> over the nba finals trophy<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>the <strong>nba<\/strong>&#8216;s  for the <strong>2018 finals<\/strong> used <strong>juliet roberts<\/strong>&#8216; <strong><i>finally mine<\/i><\/strong> as its soundtrack. at :18 the lyrics say<\/p>\n<h4><i>i been searching<\/i> and <i>wishing<\/i> and <i>dreaming <\/i>for so long<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finally Mine NBA FINALS\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I8x5v9ruRxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>present perfect continuous is frequently used with <i><strong>for <\/strong><\/i>to refer to duration or length in time. that&#8217;s how it&#8217;s used above in the nba spot, and at 2:05 in <strong>stevie wonder<\/strong>&#8216;s song <i><strong>that girl<\/strong><\/i>, listen for<\/p>\n<h4><i>i&#8217;ve been hurting<\/i> <i><u>for<\/u><\/i> a long time, and <i>you&#8217;ve been playing <\/i><i><u>for<\/u><\/i> a long time, u know it&#8217;s true<\/h4>\n<h4><i>i&#8217;ve been holding <\/i><i><u>for<\/u><\/i> a long time, and <i>you&#8217;ve been running <\/i><i><u>for<\/u><\/i> a long time, it&#8217;s time to do what we have to do<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stevie Wonder - That Girl (Musiquarium)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dd8ATL-eu6I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>at 3:30 there is another instance of present perfect continuous<\/p>\n<h4>she says her love <i>has been crying out<\/i> but her lover hasn\u2019t heard<br \/>\nbut what she doesn\u2019t <i>realize<\/i> is that i\u2019ve listened to every word<\/h4>\n<p><strong><i>realize<\/i><\/strong> in english is usually NOT the same as <i>realizar<\/i> in spanish.  means <i>recognize<\/i>, <i>notice<\/i>, <i>become<\/i> . <em>i&#8217;ve listened<\/em> is another example of present perfect.<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>in his classic <strong><i>in the air tonight,\u00a0<\/i> phil collins<\/strong> talks about an even longer period of time than the previous two songs (his whole life &#x1f640;). collins&#8217; song\u00a0<i> <\/i>is part of a very memorable scene in <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/last-friday-night-is-a-blacked-out-blur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><strong>the<\/strong><\/i><i> <\/i><i><strong>hangover<\/strong><\/i><\/a>. mike tyson sings these lyrics right after the unmistakable drum solo (tyson&#8217;s favorite part) at :15<\/p>\n<h4>i can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>and <em>i&#8217;ve been waiting<\/em> for this moment, for all my life, oh lord<\/h4>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-6002-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/The-Hangover-I-can-feel-it-comin-in-the-air-tonight.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/The-Hangover-I-can-feel-it-comin-in-the-air-tonight.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/The-Hangover-I-can-feel-it-comin-in-the-air-tonight.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>the end of the vid includes an example of the phrasal verb <i><strong><\/strong><\/i> as part of the explanation phil (<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/silver-lining\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>bradley cooper<\/strong><\/a>) gives as to why he and his friends stole tyson&#8217;s tiger.<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>but <i>for<\/i> is not always about duration. in the chorus of <strong>the rasmus<\/strong>&#8216; song <strong><i>in the shadows<\/i><\/strong><em>\u00a0i&#8217;ve been living\u00a0<\/em><em><u>for<\/u><\/em><em>\u00a0tomorrows<\/em> is talking about a <em>purpose<\/em> or an <em>objective<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4><i>i&#8217;ve been watching<\/i><br \/>\n<i>i&#8217;ve been waiting<\/i><br \/>\nin the shadows all my time<br \/>\n<i>i&#8217;ve been searching<\/i><br \/>\n<i>i&#8217;ve been living<\/i> <u>for<\/u> tomorrows all my life<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rasmus - In the Shadows (US Version)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ao2u7F_Qzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>here are 6 more songs from various genres that contain present perfect continuous.<\/p>\n<p>the chorus of <strong>guns n roses<\/strong>&#8216; song about heroin use, <strong><i>mr. brownstone<\/i><\/strong>, says<\/p>\n<h4><i>we&#8217;ve been dancin&#8217;<\/i> with<br \/>\nmr. brownstone<br \/>\n<i>he&#8217;s been knockin&#8217;<\/i><br \/>\nhe won&#8217;t leave me alone<\/h4>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-6002-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" poster=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/g-n-r-scaled.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Guns-N-Roses-Mr.Brownstone-LYRICS.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Guns-N-Roses-Mr.Brownstone-LYRICS.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Guns-N-Roses-Mr.Brownstone-LYRICS.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>the 2007 disney movie <strong><i>enchanted<\/i><\/strong> opens with the song <strong><i>true love&#8217;s kiss<\/i><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>the chorus appears for the first time at :35 and includes the lyric&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><i>i&#8217;ve been dreaming of <\/i><\/strong><strong>a true love&#8217;s kiss<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Enchanted - True Love&#039;s Kiss (HD) Music Video\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/07frAlgGSE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>note that giselle sings dream <u>of<\/u> NOT dream <i>with<\/i>, which would be a logical translation from spanish&#8217;s <i>so\u00f1ar con<\/i>, but is incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p><strong>one republic<\/strong>&#8216;s huge hit <i><strong>counting stars<\/strong><\/i> has an example of the verb <em>dream<\/em> too, but with the preposition <em>about <\/em>(again, NOT <em>with<\/em> &#x1f60e;)<\/p>\n<h4>lately, i&#8217;ve been, <i>i&#8217;ve been losing<\/i> sleep<br \/>\n<em>dreaming about<\/em> the things we could be<br \/>\nbut baby, i&#8217;ve been, <i>i&#8217;ve been praying<\/i> hard<br \/>\nsaid no more counting dollars<br \/>\nwe&#8217;ll be, we&#8217;ll be counting stars<\/h4>\n<p><i><strong>pray<\/strong><\/i> means <i>ask a god for help<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OneRepublic - Counting Stars (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hT_nvWreIhg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p><strong>dej loaf<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><i>been on my grind<\/i><\/strong>, like one republic&#8217;s song, mentions issues with sleeping at 1:00<\/p>\n<h4>i <i>ain&#8217;t been getting<\/i> no sleep<\/h4>\n<p><i><strong>ain&#8217;t been<\/strong><\/i> is an informal way to express present perfect in the negative. it can replace both <i>hasn&#8217;t<\/i> and <i>haven&#8217;t<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>dej uses present perfect continuous again at :47 when she repeats several times<\/p>\n<h4><i>i been grinding<\/i><\/h4>\n<p>and at 1:08<\/p>\n<h4>mama, <i>i been road runnin<\/i><\/h4>\n<p> is <i>working hard<\/i>. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/road-running-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to\u00a0<strong>urban dictionary<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><i>road running<\/i><\/strong> is <em>making money on the streets&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/the-get-down-gets-reviewed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hustling<\/a>, selling drugs<\/em>, but in the context of the lyrics it sounds like dej is on tour promoting her music (the next line is<i> i just signed a few deals and the shows coming<\/i>).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 758px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-6002-3\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" poster=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/maxresdefault-5.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/been-on-my-grind-dej-loaf.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/been-on-my-grind-dej-loaf.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/been-on-my-grind-dej-loaf.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>at 1:15 dej raps about the competitive nature of her lifestyle<\/p>\n<h4>i can&#8217;t let a bitch catch me, fuck a <i>runner up<\/i><\/h4>\n<p>this gives the idea that she sees herself as winning and she won&#8217;t accept second place (<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/nobody-remembers-second-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><i>runner up<\/i><\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6662\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/roadrunner-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"roadrnner running from coyote\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/roadrunner-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/roadrunner.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><i>roadrunner ain&#8217;t gonna let a bitch catch him. fuck a <\/i><u>runner up<\/u><i>.<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>the <strong>tyrese<\/strong> song <strong><i>just a baby boy<\/i><\/strong> (featuring ) from the (almost) eponymous movie has this line in the chorus that also talks about street life<\/p>\n<h4>u just a baby boy<br \/>\nyou&#8217;re not <i>the<\/i> <i>real mccoy<\/i><br \/>\n<i>i&#8217;ve been runnin&#8217;<\/i> these streets<\/h4>\n<p><strong><i>run<\/i><\/strong> in this case means <i>be in control.<\/i> <strong><i>the<\/i><\/strong> <strong><i>real mccoy<\/i><\/strong> is an expression that refers to <i>authenticity<\/i>. <i>you&#8217;re not <\/i><i><u>the real mccoy<\/u><\/i> means u are <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/reaching-out-to-a-classmate-who-speaks-a-different-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>fake<\/i><\/a><i>, false<\/i>. in the line <i> u just a baby boy<\/i>, <i>u<\/i> is a reduction of <i>you&#8217;re<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-6002-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"322\" poster=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/baby-boy-poster.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Snoop-Dogg-Feat.-Tyrese-Mr.-Tan-Just-A-Baby-Boy-HQ-Dirty.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Snoop-Dogg-Feat.-Tyrese-Mr.-Tan-Just-A-Baby-Boy-HQ-Dirty.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Snoop-Dogg-Feat.-Tyrese-Mr.-Tan-Just-A-Baby-Boy-HQ-Dirty.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>and<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/artists-ripping-each-other-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> the clash<\/strong><\/a> track <i><strong>police on my back<\/strong><\/i> uses <em>i been runnin<\/em> in the chant in the chorus to describe an escape from the police&#8230; in the talks about staying away from<\/p>\n<h4><i>i&#8217;ve been runnin&#8217;<\/i> monday, tuesday, wednesday<br \/>\nthursday, friday, saturday, sunday<\/h4>\n<p>and additionally talks about staying away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/blew-it-other-elt-lessons-from-iowas-win-over-pitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><i>cops<\/i><\/strong><\/a> (police)\u00a0 at :20 in the lyrics&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><i>i&#8217;ve been hiding<\/i><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the CLASH POLICE ON MY BACK\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t_W2FVFsP_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[the tiktok at the top of the post has examples of <em><strong>put together<\/strong><\/em>,<em><strong> grasp<\/strong><\/em>, <strong><em>even if<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 <strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>puke<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>fake out<\/em><\/strong>, and there is a <strong>tag question<\/strong>.\u00a0 additionally, watch\/listen for<em> <strong>i mean<\/strong><\/em> which is used to give an explanaiton].<\/p>\n<p>which song is your favorite? which is the most memorable example of present perfect continuous? share your selections under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.217.47\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@richyrocksenglish a playlist of songs with present perfect continuous examples in the lyrics. visit richyrocks.com for the full list #fyp #english #vocabulary #englishcoach #englishteacher #englishlesson&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[3,123,30,4,89,19],"tags":[5074,2642,2639,684,2644,5071,665,2634,548,3632,2754,1076,5073,3260,1673,3790,2321,26,2629,5072,2631,2635,2232,4546,2636,2643,2638,90,2627,1405,4417,5035,1916,1024,2640,2641,1701,249,695,74,2630,2632,3125],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Glass_Animals_-_Heat_Waves.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6002"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13376,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6002\/revisions\/13376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}