Present Perfect simple/continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Present Perfect Simple / Continuous

Which of the following actions can be described using the Present Perfect Tense?

1. Actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past
2. Actions that have just been completed
3. Actions that started in the past and continue to the present
4. All of the answers are correct

Present perfect & present perfect continuous

Present perfect:

Present perfect continuous:

have/has + verb -ed

have/has + been + verb -ing

nadruk op tijdsduur

geen nadruk op tijdsduur

for a week, since yesterday

for ages, all day, for hours

Choose the present perfect continuous form.

1. We are playing tennis.
2. We have played tennis.
3. We were playing tennis two hours ago.
4. We have been playing tennis.

PRESENT PERFECT:

Which sentence is in the present perfect?

1. She had been working until late.
2. She have been working until late.
3. She has worked until late.
4. She has been working until late.

Fill in the present perfect continuous.
It ____________ all day.

1. have been raining
2. has been raining
3. had been raining
4. was raining

PRESENT PERFECT:
Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?

1. I have lived in Utrecht for 13 years.
2. I was living in Utrecht.
3. I lived in Utrecht in 2010
4. I am living in Utrecht.

PRESENT PERFECT:
Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?

1. She had been working until late.
2. She have been working until late.
3. She has worked until late.
4. She has been working until late.

Which sentence is in the Present perfect Continuous?

1. Sue has watched TV all morning
2. Sue is watching TV all morning
3. Sue has been watching TV all morning

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