PRESENT PERFECT vs PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOS

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS forms with

• HAVE/HAS + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE

• HAVE/HAS + BEEN + ING

• HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICPLE

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) STATIVE VERB

,

(b) ANY VERB

• cook

• study

• own

• belong

• hate

• feel

• work

• travel

• live

• love

• know

• be

• eat

• go

• buy

• like

• believe

• enjoy

• understand

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) FOR + a period of time

,

(b) SINCE + a point in time

• 1999

• some time

• the graduation ceremony

• ages

• a whole day

• I saw you

• two weeks

• a fortnight

• I was a child

• a few days

• I was 10 years

• last summer

• a long time

• years

• Christmas

We can use PPC or PP and no change in meaning:

• work, know, live, study, be

• work, like, study

• work, live, study

Are you enjoying the video lesson?

• Yes

• No

To emphasize the duration of an action we use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS. Example: She has been crying—her eyes are red. ​ (a)  

• CORRECT
• INCORRECT

I`ve lost five kilos. / I`ve run five km this morning. / I`ve written two essay assignments.​ (a)  

• Usamos  P. PERFECT para cantidad
• Usamos el PPContinuous para cantidad

Lily has baked brownies for her birthday.

• queres resaltar cuanto tiempo ha esstado horneando

• queres resaltar que recientemente termino de hornear.

QUE TE PARECIO ESTE VIDEO EXPLICATIVO? WAS IT USEFUL?

• Absolutely, lifesaver!

• Kind of useful, but could be better.

• Nah, didn’t really help.

• Yes, but I still have questions.