PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

present perfect simple and continuous

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

Uses: We use it to talk about recent actions that are completed

I have finished the book Has she eaten yet? We haven't watched that film

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

We use it to talk about actions that started in the past, and continue in the present, they are INCOMPLETE

Structure: SUBJECT + HAVE/ HAS BEEN + VERB IN "ING"

-I have been waiting for 2 hours - Anne has been playing football since she was a kid

WHAT ADVERBS DO YOU KNOW THAT GO WITH PERFECT TENSES??

ALDREADY --> I have already eaten JUST --> I have just eaten lunch NEVER --> I have never tried Chinese food YET --> Have you read that book yet? I haven't read that book yet EVER --> Have you ever travelled to England? FOR --> I have played tennis FOR 3 years SINCE --> I have played tennis since 2022

let's practice! NEVER HAVE I EVER....

I have never travelled to a foreign country

I have never broken a bone

I have never talked on the phone for more than 2 hours

I have never practised any water sports

I have never forgotten the birthday of my friend

I have never met a famous person

I have never got lost