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GRAMMAR B1: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE - PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Simona Popa

Created on November 6, 2025

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O1

english B1

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

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Take a look at these sentences

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WHAT'S THE FOCUS ON? ACTION OR RESULT?

The dog’s eaten all the cake!

The dog has been eating more recently.

I have been watching this film since I was ten.

I have already seen this film 10 times.

We are exhausted because we have been digging all day.

She is concerned because she has failed an exam.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

WHAT'S THE FORM?

+/- Sub + have/has (not) + been + verb-ing? (Qu.) have/has + sub + been + verb-ing

+/- Sub + have/has (not) + past part.? (Qu.) have/has + sub + past part.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

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I (leave) Tina three messages today already, and she still (return) my calls!

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I’ve left Tina three messages today already, and she still hasn’t returned my calls!

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A: Mary seems exhausted. B: Yes, she (have) a lot of work recently and (study) for an exam in the evening for the last month.

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A: Mary seems exhausted. B: Yes, she has had a lot of work recently and has been studying for an exam in the evening for the last month.

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EXTRA PRACTICE

CLICK HERE: PERFECT ASPECT

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QUESTIONS, PLEASE!