Y2 - Unit 5 - Present perfect vs. present perfect continuous 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Goals:

- Recap present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous

- Learn useful phrases

When do you use the present perfect simple, and when do you use the present perfect continous?

Rules

Use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action that is not finished.

Use the present perfect simple to stress the finished result of a completed activity and the amount completed.

Rules

The present perfect simple is formed by using have/has + 3rd form of the verb (I have walked). Be careful with irregular verbs!

The present perfect continuous is formed by using have/has + verb + ing (I have been walking).

For the next exercise ...

Select the correct phrase to fill the gap.

Somebody _____ my cookies. There are none left.

1. has eaten
2. has been eating

Somebody _____ my cookies. There are only a few left.

1. has eaten
2. has been eating

How many books _____?

1. has she written?
2. has she been writing?

She must be tired. She _____ all afternoon.

1. has written
2. has been writing

I _____ all afternoon.

1. have read
2. have been reading

I _____ five chapters.

1. have read
2. have been reading

For the next exercise ...

Finish the sentence using either present perfect simple or continuous. Do not use contractions.

They _____ (study) very hard recently.

He _____ (clean) the kitchen. Everything is sparkling clean.

How many times _____ (you, visit) Scotland?

I _____ (paint) my house all day, but it's not finished yet.

He _____ (see) the film "The King's Speech" about six times.

She _____ (take) French lessons lately.

Please do ...

P. 55:

Phrases for fluency ex. 2

Wordwise ex. 1, 2, 3

Functions ex. 1

Let's play a game!

One student from a team comes to the front and receives a sentence. They will have to act out this sentence and cannot speak. Then they will ask: "What have I been doing?

The other students in the team can ask yes or no questions about the activity that may be answered by nodding or shaking the head.

The team has to guess the sentence exactly as written within two minutes. This is worth 2 points. (Phrase it like: "You have been _____")

If they cannot guess the sentence, the other team gets one minute to do so, for 1 point. The team with the most points wins!