PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE CONTINUOUS
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What's the difference?
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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

• FORM have / has past participle
• USES
• 1. LIFE EXPERIENCES
• Ive been to China
• Shes ridden a horse

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

• 2. ALREADY, JUST YET
• Theyve just left
• Shes already called her friend
• They havent finished yet

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

• SUPERLATIVES THE FIRST, SECOND, LAST TIME,
  ETC
• Its the best meal Ive ever had
• Its the first time hes given a speech

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

• 3. CONNECTION PAST PRESENT
• Ive sprained my ankle, as you can see
• Hes lost his keys

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

• 4. HOW LONG / FOR/ SINCE (NON-ACTION VERBSbe,
  have, know, like, etc)
• Ive known Maria for 10 years
• Theyve had that car since 2007

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

• 5. HOW MUCH / HOW MANY
• How many books have you written?
• Ive spent too much money

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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?
• Shes been travelling by bus for 5 years

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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.

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

• 3. CONTINUOUS ACTIONS THAT HAVE JUST FINISHED
  (WITH RESULT IN THE PRESENT)
• Hes been running all day. Hes dead!
• A Look at your hands! Theyre so filthy!
• B I know. Ive been painting the living room

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SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

• With How long?, For Since we can use both.
  However, we prefer the continuous for shorter,
  temporary actions.
• Weve lived in London since 1980
• Weve been living in London since 1980
• Weve been staying in a hotel for the last month

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SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

• PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
• Emphasis on the RESULT of the action
• Ive painted my living room
• PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
• Emphasis on the DURATION of the action
• Ive been painting my living room

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Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present
Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive)

• I (play) _______ football for five years.
• My team (win / only)______ two matches so far.
• The others (be / always)______ better.
• Are we not there yet? We (walk) _______ for
  hours.
• But we (cover / only) _______ an area of five
  miles so far.
• I (finish/just) _______ my homework.
• I (work) _______ on this essay since two o'clock.
  
• Jane (go out) _______ with Bob for seven years.
• Martin (date) _______ three girls this week.
• How long (wait / you) _______ for us?

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• I have been playingemphasis on the duration
  Present Perfect Progressive football for five
  years.
• My team has only wonemphasis on the result
  Present Perfect Simple two matches so far.
• The others have always beenemphasis on the result
  Present Perfect Simple'be' is not normally
  used in the progressive form better.
• Are we not there yet? We have been
  walkingemphasis on the duration Present Perfect
  Progressive for hours.
• But we have only coveredemphasis on the result
  Present Perfect Simple an area of five miles so
  far.
• I have just finished emphasis on the result
  Present Perfect Simple my homework.
• I have been workingemphasis on the duration
  Present Perfect Progressive on this essay since
  two o'clock.
• Jane has been going outemphasis on the duration
  Present Perfect Progressive with Bob for seven
  years.
• Martin has datedemphasis on the result Present
  Perfect Simple three girls this week.
• How long have you been waitingemphasis on the
  duration Present Perfect Progressive for us?