How to dance around Tricky past principles? have you drunk a lot of water (avoid this，don't hear often) native speakers likely to use Present perfect continues when they asking questions Have you been drinking a lot of water? （avoid past principles drunk） if exact time doesn't matter sometimes when we have options we can stick to continuous tense Are you staying hydrated? have you had a a lot of water today? 1.swap present perfect tense with present perfect continuous tense instead to have past principles you can use been and verb+ing way easier Instead of i haven't drunk enough water today use it i haven't been drinking enough water today Ex: i have ran a lot this week If we change it we use continuous form I've been running a lot lately go and gone Go is a verb went is past tense past principle is gone Ex: I've gone to grocery store so often this week I've been going to the grocery store so often this week repeated action we can swap with present perfect continuous tense 2.swap present perfect with present continuous Ex：I've gone to the movies a lot this month Ex：I've been going to the movies a lot this month Ex: are you drinking a lot today? Ex：are you running a lot these days?(instead of have you run a lot lately?)

Role play: A: hey abri i see you here running a lot lately, well done! B:hey! good to see you,yes! I've been running every day I'm training for marathon next month A:impressive! I hope you staying hydrated have you been drinking enough water? B:trying to! What about you? Have you running much lately ？i used to see you jogging here at the park all the time A:not as much I'm sort of focus on weight training so I've been going to new gym across the town B:OK!