Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous Past Simple

Choose the sentences with Present Perfect.

• I've been watching a film since an early morning.

• I've had a headache recently.

• Andrew has a good sense of humour.

• Elena's done her homework lately.

• We haven't bought a cake yet.

We use Present Perfect...

• to describe recent actions when we don't say the exact time.

• to ask or say about life experiences

• to describe a progressive action which started in the past and is still continuing

• to describe recent actions when we say the exact time

• to describe unfinished actions (for non-action verbs)

Choose the sentences with Past Simple.

• I wasn't at work yesterday.

• They've been at work.

• I had had a problem before that.

• I flew to Beijing last year.

• Adelia didn't forget to learn grammar.

Choose the sentences with Present Perfect Continuous.

• I've been to Poland twice.

• I've been working here for 5 years.

• Christine likes working there.

• They've been studying Italian since their childhood.

• How long have you lived here?

We use Present Perfect Continuous...

• to describe a continuous finished action which is connected with the present

• to tell about life experiences

• to desribe past finished actions

• to describe a progressive action which started in the past and is still continuing

• to describe long past events

We use Past Simple...

• to describe finished actions in the past

• to describe a progressive action which started in the past and is still continuing

• to describe recent actions when we say the exact time

• to ask detailed questions about life experiences, e. g. What? Where?

• to tell about life experiences

... to Greece?

• Have you ever gone

• Did you ever went

• Have you ever be

• Did you ever go

• Have you ever been

Recently I ... a bicycle.

• bought

• 've bought

• 've buyed

• 's bought

• been buying

I'm really hungry. I _________ yet.

• haven't eaten

• didn't eat

• have eaten

• ate

We ___________ here for three years.

• have working

• worked

• have been working

• has worked