Present perfect and present perfect progressive

Present perfect is used to...

• ...describe completed.

• ...describe changes in progress.

• ...emphasize results

• ...emphasize ideas.

Present perfect progressive is used to...

• ...describe actions in progress.

• ...describe changes that already occurred.

• ...emphasize the period of time.

• ...emphasize the message.

China's economy has grown the last 20 years.

• Present perfect

• Present perfect progressive

The economy of Peru has been decreasing during two years.

• Present perfect

• Present perfect progressive

Brazil's economy __ during 20 years.

• has been decrease

• has decrease

• has been decreasing

• has decreased

The global standard of living __ for the last 150 years.

• has improved

• has been improving

• has improve

• has been improve

People in industrialized countries __ around the world in the recent years.

• has travel

• has been traveling

• has been travel

• has traveling

The unemployment __ in our country since 2006.

• has fallen

• has fall

• has been falling

• has been fall

Around the world, the number of tourists __ because of the pandemic.

• has been shrink

• has shrinked

• has shrinking

• has been shrinked

The government __ significant efforts to stop the crisis for the last 2 years.

• has make

• has been making

• has been make

• has made