Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous

Multiple Choice

I have eaten the whole steak.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

Multiple Choice

I've learnt 50 new words so far.

Why do we use Pr. Perfect here?

• to focus on the result

• to say how many times it happened

• to say the action finished recently

Multiple Choice

I've asked her to lend me the money 3 times.

• to say the action finished recently

• to say how many times it happened

• to focus on the result

Multiple Choice

She's just cleaned her room.

• to focus on the result

• to say the action finished recently

• to say how many times it happened

Multiple Choice

Choose a sentence in Present Perfect Continuous:

• I have never seen an elephant.

• I have been working all day.

• She has been to Jamaica before.

Multiple Choice

I've been studying in Yappi for 3 months.

Why do we use Pr. Perfect Continuous here?

• to focus on the duration or length of the action

• to show it's a repeated action

• for actions which started in the past and still continue now

Multiple Choice

I've been asking her to lend me the money for a week.

• for actions which started in the past and still continue now

• to focus on the duration or length of the action

• to show it's a repeated action

Multiple Choice

She's been cleaning the room. She still has to wash the floor.

• to show the reason for a result

• for actions which started in the past and still continue now

• to show it's a repeated action

Multiple Choice

Look! She's crying. She's been cutting the onions.

• to show it's a repeated action

• for actions which started in the past and still continue now

• to show the reason for a result

Multiple Choice

Can we use Pr. Perfect Continuous with state verbs? (be, know, understand, believe, love, like)

• yes

• no

Rewrite the situations using the Present Perfect Continuous and for or since.

Use the verbs in brackets.

Example: I’m learning German these days. I started when I was 17. (learn)

I’ve been learning German since I was 17.

Open Ended

When is this bus coming? We came here 45 minutes ago. (wait)

__________

Open Ended

My cousin lives in Canada. He moved with his parents at the age of 13. (live)

Open Ended

Every year my grandmother bakes Easter bread. She started doing it when she got married. (bake)

Open Ended

Ira collects magnets. This hobby began 12 years ago. (collect)

Open Ended

Vova is learning irregular verbs by heart. He began yesterday. (study)