Present Perfect - P.P. Continuous

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Present Perfect

When?

Something happened in the past and effects still visible

Something happened in the past and is still going on

She can't play tennis this weekend because she has injured her wrist.

-> wrist broke in the past and she's still injured.

I have lived in Rotterdam since 2012. 

-> started living in Rotterdam in 2012 and still live there.

I .... (to play) football for three years.

1. Have played
2. played
3. Had played
4. Playing

How?

Have/has + perfect

Regular verbs: infinite (stam) + 'ed'

Irregular verbs: 'past participle' (3e rijtje)

Have

Has

I

She

He

It

You (enk.)

You (mw.)

They

We

Our baby .... (to sleep) since she was born.

1. Has been sleeping
2. Has slept
3. Is asleep
4. Have slept

Ben .... never .... (to play) videogames.

1. Have played
2. Has been playing
3. Has played
4. Have been playing

Robert .... (to lose) his keys.

1. To lose
2. Has lost
3. Have lost
4. Is losing

Mind you!

Bij een tijdsbepaling in de zin gebruik je 'past simple' ipv 'present perfect'!

Robert lost his keys this morning.

I played football three years ago.

Present Perfect Continuous

What's in a name?

How?

Have/has (not) + been + verb + ing

He has been designing a computer game.

They have not been doing their chores!

When?

-Focussing on the action rather than the result

We have been cooking dinner all evening.

-Focussing on the duration of something - up to and possibly including the present; often annoyance or excitement.

She has been singing for hours today!

Suzy .... (have + be + work) badly all year!

1. Have been working
2. Has worked
3. Have be worked
4. Have been working

I .... (have + be + come) to this restaurant for years.

1. Has been coming
2. Have been coming
3. Has come
4. Have coming

I ..... (have + be + support) Feyenoord for twenty years!

1. Have supporting
2. Had been supporting
3. Have been supporting
4. Have be supported

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