1.5_present perfect simple & continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome, Peeps!

Please take your seat

Put your phone in your bag

Need: reading book, SB, earphones, laptop

At the end of this lesson...

you can use the present perfect continuous and the present perfect simple

Present Perfect - remember:

FYNE JAS:

for, yet, never, ever, just, already, since

Continuous: for & since

SB, p.10 - do ex 7 & 8. - As needed, refer to the Grammar Focus or Reference

I ........ (know) my oldest friend since 5th grade.

1. have known
2. know
3. knew
4. have been knowing

I ....... (decorate) the house all summer long and there's still more to do.

1. decorated
2. 've decorated
3. 've been decorating
4. decorate

Answer with a full sentence:
How many times have you opened Instagram/TikTok/Snapchat... today?

Answer with a full sentence:
For how long have you been reading your current English book?

At the end of this lesson...

you can use the present perfect continuous and the present perfect simple

= talk about things that have been in progress & things that have been achieved.

Friends activity

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How are we going to do it?
With your headphones in, start the video and as questions pop up answer them using the grammar.

Write down 1 of the questions you created in ex 8 and your answer to it.

Finished the video? Answer in your own words (EN or NL): when do we use the present perfect continuous vs pp simple? & start reading your book

Do you feel like you have mastered the present perfect simple vs continuous?

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Need more explanation?

English written explanation of PP continuous:

written explanation of PP simple:

Dutch video explaining PP continuous:

English video explaining PP continuous:

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Need more practice?

Go to MEL and practice under assignments: 1.5

Easier practice pp continuous vs pp simple - choose the correct answer

Medium difficulty - write your answers

Write a short story

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Instructions

Complete these questions first:

    What is his / her name?
    What is __________ about them? (e.g. strange / unusual / nice...)
    What was their --problem last year?
    What happened?
    Why have they become so __________ ?
    How many __________ have they -__________ ?
    Who have they been __________ recently?
    What have they been __________ for the last five years?

Then, answer the questions - be creative! The answers should link the questions together so that it gives you the basis for your story.

Lastly, use the information to write your final story! You can add more info, flash the story out.

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