Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous
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Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

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

Slide 2 - Quiz


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

Slide 3 - Quiz

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

Slide 4 - Quiz

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

Slide 5 - Quiz

She ______ emails for 3 hours now.


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

Slide 6 - Quiz


She _____ 10 messages.

A
has been writing
B
has written

Slide 7 - Quiz

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

Slide 8 - Quiz

I _____ here before.

A
have been working
B
have worked

Slide 9 - Quiz


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

Slide 10 - Quiz

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

Slide 11 - Quiz

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

Slide 12 - Quiz

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

Slide 13 - Quiz

Slide 14 - Link

How does it work?

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 Talk about events with a connection to the present.
I’ve been decorating the house this summer.
The focus is on the action – decorating – and the action is unfinished.

I’ve painted the house blue.
The focus is on the finished result. The activity is finished but we can see the result now.

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when the focus is on an activity that is unfinished.
I have read that book you lent me. I finished it yesterday.

I’ve been reading that book you lent me. I have still got another 50 pages to read.

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 Talks about how long something has been happening.
    She’s been writing emails for 3 hours.

    She’s written 10 messages.

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 Often used to show that something is temporary.
 I’ve worked here for thirty years.

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

Slide 19 - Slide

You can also use the present perfect continuous for actions repeated over a period of time:
He has been playing tennis since he was eight.

He has played tennis for his school.

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...or use it for actions that started in the past and carry on into now
It has been raining for the past two hours

Slide 21 - Slide

...or for an activity that has recently or just stopped
Bro... have you been running?  You look exhausted!

Slide 22 - Slide

Now time to practice!

Slide 23 - Slide

Slide 24 - Link