Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

(+) It _____ a lot.

• have rained

• has rained

• has rain

• has rainned

(-) We _____ tennis.

• haven't played

• hasn't played

• have played

• haven't playyed

Where _____ you _____ recently?

• haven't/been

• hasn't/been

• have/been

• have/were

(+) Dave and Pat _____ the museum.

• has visited

• have visitted

• have visit

• have visited

(-) My sister _____ the house so far.

• hasn't left

• hasn't leaved

• hasn't leave

• haven't left

We use it for duration from the Past until now

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

We use it for an action or situation that began sometime in the past and continues into the present time.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

We use it for an action when the time is not important.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We often use the words "lately" or "recently" to emphasize this meaning.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

We use it for an action that finished in the very recent past, expressed by ‘just’.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous