PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE FORM
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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE FORM: have / has + past participle USES: 1. LIFE EXPERIENCES I’ve been to China She’s ridden a horse
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE 2. ALREADY, JUST & YET They’ve just left She’s already called her friend They haven’t finished yet
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE SUPERLATIVES & “THE FIRST, SECOND, LAST TIME”, ETC It’s the best meal I’ve ever had It’s the first time he’s given a speech
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE 3. CONNECTION PAST & PRESENT I’ve sprained my ankle, as you can see He’s lost his keys
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE 4. HOW LONG / FOR/ SINCE (NONACTION VERBS: be, have, know, like, etc) I’ve known Maria for 10 years They’ve had that car since 2007
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE 5. HOW MUCH / HOW MANY How many books have you written? I’ve spent too much money
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS FORM: HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB + ING USES: 1. “HOW LONG / FOR / SINCE” WITH ACTION VERBS (action started in past & continues now) How long have you been feeling like this? She’s been travelling by bus for 5 years
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS 2. REPEATED ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH TIME EXPRESSIONS LIKE ALL DAY, RECENTLY, ETC I have been arguing with my husband lately. The phone has been ringing all day.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS 3. CONTINUOUS ACTIONS THAT HAVE JUST FINISHED (WITH RESULT IN THE PRESENT) He’s been running all day. He’s dead! A: Look at your hands! They’re so filthy! B: I know. I’ve been painting the living room
SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS? PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE: Emphasis on the RESULT of the action I’ve painted my living room PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: Emphasis on the DURATION of the action I’ve been painting my living room
- Went vs gone
- Present simple present continuous present perfect
- Past simple vs present continuous
- Past perfect y simple past
- I write a letter now past continuous tense
- Schema present perfect
- Do and does use
- Present simple present continuous present perfect
- Present simple present continuous and present perfect
- Present perfect continuous auxiliary verb
- Present simple present continuous past simple future simple
- Future simple in the past