Present Perfect Simple & Continuous

The Present Perfect Simple can be used to talk about...

• experiences

• news items

• past actions with no time reference

• actions that began in the past and are still true in the present

• All the options are correct

The main difference between Present Perfect Simple and Continuous is that the Continuous tense focuses mainly on...

• when an action happened

• the duration of an action

Look at this senetnce and choose the correct use of the Present Perfect Simple it exemplifies: "I've just seen an accident."

• Past experience

• Recent past action

• Present result of a past action

Look at this senetnce and choose the correct use of the Present Perfect Simple it exemplifies: "I've climbed almost every mountain in Scotland."

• Recent past action

• Experiences

• Past action

Look at this senetnce and choose the correct use of the Present Perfect Simple it exemplifies: "The floor is all wet because it's been raining."

• Recent past action

• Present result of a past action

• Experiences

Choose the sentence that has a mistake in it:

• Sam yet hasn't finished his homework.

• Sam hasn't finished his homework yet.

Choose the sentence that has a mistake in it:

• My brothers have bought a new car last week.

• My brothers have bought a new car.

Choose the sentence that has a mistake in it:

• William has already see this film twice.

• William has already seen this film twice.

Which sentence sounds better and more natural?

• I've been studying English for 15 years

• I've studied English for 15 years

In perfect tenses, the adverb ever is commonly used in...

• affirmative sentences

• negative sentences

• interrogative sentences