Present Perfect Simple / Continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Today

1. Since & for

2. Present perfect simple & continuous

Why would you use the
present perfect?

for

Since

She has lived here .... twenty years

Alice has been married ....three months.

She has lived here ....1980.

They have been at the hotel ... last Tuesday.

(they/arrive) already?

1. Have they arrived
2. Have they been arriving

Lucy ...(run) 2000 metres today.

1. has run
2. has been running

I ....(clean) all morning - I'm fed up!

1. have cleaned
2. have been cleaning

How long ....(you/know) Simon?

1. have you known
2. have you been knowing

I ...(drink) more water recently, and I feel better.

1. have drunk
2. have been drinking

The students ...(finish) their exams. They're very happy

1. have finished
2. have been finishing

Iona is exhausted these days. She ...(work) too hard recently.

1. has worked
2. has been working

Luke ...(never/be) abroad.

1. has never been
2. has never been being

Any questions about these grammar subjects?

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P. 53: exercises 1, 2, 3, 4 (=homework)