Present perfect simple and progressive

Present perfect simple and progressive

Present perfect simple; When to use:

• Action/situation in the past that is still true now:

  Example: School has not started yet.

• Action that stopped recently

  Example: She has cooked dinner, and now we're going to eat.

• Finished action that has an influence on the present Example: I have lost my key(so I'm stuck outside)..

• Action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking

  Example: I have never been to Australia.

Present perfect simple; how to use:

• Positive= subject+ have/has+ verb 3

  School has started already. We have had many visitors recently.

• Negative=subject+have/has+not+verb 3

  School hasn't started yet.

• Question=have/has+subject++verb 3

  Hasn't school started today?.

Present perfect simple; time expressions:

• never- I've never forgiven him.

• already-I've already eaten.

• since- I haven't eaten since yesterday.

• just- We have just arrived

• yet- She hasn't married him yet.

• for- I've known her for 10 years.

• ever- Have you ever climbed that mountain?

Multiple Choice

We_____________ a test lately.

• has no

• hadn't have

• haven't had

• have has

Multiple Choice

She __________ him since he was ten.

• knew

• has knew

• have known

• has known

Present perfect progressive

Expresses an action that recently stopped or is still going on. It puts emphasis on the duration of the action. A continuous action.

subject+have/has+been+verb+ing

They have been running for 20 minutes.

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks. Use the present perfect progressive

The orchestra ______________ all morning.

• have practiced

• has been practicing

• has been practiced

• has been practice

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks. Use the present perfect progressive

I _______English for months.

• have been studying

• have studying

• has studied

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks. Use the present perfect progressive

___________raining? I can see the ground is wet.

• Has it been

• have it

• was

Present perfect simple or progressive ??

The difference is the emphasis!

Present perfect Simple- the result, the action itself is the important thing.

She has read ten books already.

present perfect progressive- the duration, the fact that it's a continuous action:

She has been reading for two hours.

Simple or Progressive?

The present perfect simple usually focuses on the result of the activity in some way

The present perfect continuous usually focuses on the activity itself in some way. 

Multiple Choice

I __________ all afternoon.

• worked

• have been working

• has worked

Multiple Choice

Have your parents ___ yet?

• been arriving

• arrived

Multiple Choice

Thanks for the recipe book! We've ___ two different recipes so far.

• tried

• been trying

Multiple Choice

I've __________ you an email, have you received it?

• sent

• been writing

• been sending