Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous

How do you form the Present Perfect Continuous tense?

• Subject + has/have been + present participle (e.g., I have been eating)

• Subject + will have been + present participle (e.g., I will have been eating)

• Subject + had been + present participle (e.g., I had been eating)

• Subject + is/are + present participle (e.g., I am eating)

How do you form the Present Perfect Simple tense?

• Subject + has/have + past participle (e.g., I have eaten)

• Subject + will + base form of the verb (e.g., I will eat)

• Subject + is/are + present participle (e.g., I am eating)

• Subject + had + past participle (e.g., I had eaten)

What time expressions are commonly used with Present Perfect Simple?

• Always, sometimes, often, rarely

• Ever, never, already, yet, just

• Before, after, during, while

• Now, then, soon, later

What is the difference between 'I have known' and 'I have been knowing'?

• 'I have known' is correct; 'I have been knowing' is incorrect in standard English.

• Both 'I have known' and 'I have been knowing' are correct in standard English.

• 'I have been knowing' is correct; 'I have known' is incorrect in standard English.

• 'I have known' is used for past actions, while 'I have been knowing' is used for ongoing actions.

When do you use the Present Perfect Simple tense?

• To indicate completed actions with relevance to the present, experiences, or changes over time.

• To describe actions happening at the moment of speaking.

• To express habitual actions in the past.

• To indicate actions that will happen in the future.

Can you use specific time expressions with Present Perfect Simple?

• Yes, specific time expressions can be used with Present Perfect Simple.

• No, specific time expressions (e.g., yesterday, last year) are not used with Present Perfect Simple.

• Only vague time expressions can be used with Present Perfect Simple.

• Specific time expressions can be used, but only in negative sentences.

When do you use the Present Perfect Continuous tense?

• To describe an action that will happen in the future.

• To emphasize the duration of an action that started in the past and continues to the present or has recently stopped.

• To indicate a completed action with no relevance to the present.

• To express a habitual action that occurs regularly.

Example of Present Perfect Continuous: 'They (play) football for two hours.'

• They have played football for two hours.

• They have been playing football for two hours.

• They are playing football for two hours.

• They will have played football for two hours.

Can you use specific time expressions with Present Perfect Continuous?

• Yes, specific time expressions can be used with Present Perfect Continuous.

• No, specific time expressions are not used with Present Perfect Continuous.

• Only some specific time expressions can be used with Present Perfect Continuous.

• Specific time expressions are used only in Past Perfect Continuous.

What is the Present Perfect Continuous tense?

• A tense used to describe actions that started in the past and are still continuing or have recently stopped, emphasizing the duration of the action.

• A tense that describes actions completed in the past without any connection to the present.

• A tense used for actions that will happen in the future.

• A tense that describes habitual actions in the present.