Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Talk about actions related to the past and present 
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Talk about actions related to the past and present 

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Present perfect / past simple
Present perfect: unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present
I've known Julie for ten years (and I still know her).

Past simple: finished actions
I knew Julie for ten years (but then she moved away and we lost touch).

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Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

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How does it work?

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How to form them
Present perfect: have / has + past participle
Present perfect continuous: have / has + been + verb+-ing

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 Talk about events with a connection to the present.
I’ve painted the house blue.
 Present perfect: the focus is on the finished result. The activity is finished, but we can see the result now.

I’ve been decorating the house this summer.
Present perfect continuous: the focus is on the action – decorating – and the action is unfinished.

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 Talk about how long something has been happening.
She’s written 10 messages.  
Present perfect: to say how much / many / often something has happened. 

She’s been writing emails for 3 hours.
Present perfect continuous: to say how long
 

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You can also use the present perfect continuous for action that began in the past, are relevant now and will possibly continue in the future / are temporarily 

He has been playing tennis since he was eight.

I usually work in London, but I’ve been working in Birmingham for the last 3 weeks.

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Present perfect 
Present perfect continuous
For completed actions with the focus on the result
Completed actions with focus on the activity
To say much / many; how often something had happened
To say how long
For an action that began in the past that is relevant now and will possibly continue in the future

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Now time to practice!

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I______ the house this summer.
A
have been decorating
B
have decorated

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I_____ the house blue.
A
have been painting
B
have painted

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I _____ that book you lent me. I finished it yesterday.
A
am reading
B
has read
C
have read
D
will read

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I _____ that book you lent me. I have still got another 50 pages to read.
A
read
B
have read
C
have been reading
D
have reading

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She ______ emails for 3 hours now.


A
wrote
B
has written
C
is writing
D
has been writing

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She _____ 10 messages.

A
has been writing
B
has written

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I usually work in London but I_____in Birmingham for the last 3 weeks.
A
have worked
B
have been working

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I _____ here before.

A
have been working
B
have worked

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He ______ tennis for his school
A
has played
B
has been playing

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He _____tennis since he was eight.
A
has played
B
has been playing

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It ______ for the past two hours
A
has rained
B
has been raining

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Bro... _______? You look exhausted!
A
have you ran
B
have you been running

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