1.5 grammar focus present perfect (continuous)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Present perfect vs present perfect continuous

Goal: At the end of the lesson, you know the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous.

And how do you form the present perfect?

1. Has/have + past participle
2. Had+Past participle
3. Have/has+ past participle+ ing
4. verb+ ed

How do you form the present perfect continuous?

1. had+been+ verb+ ing
2. Has/have+been +verb+ing
3. Has/Have+ been+verb
4. Has/have+ verb

Choose the Present Perfect Continuous form.

1. I visit my mom every day.
2. I am visiting my mom today.
3. I have visited my mom already.
4. I have been visiting my mom every day for the past week.

Choose the Present perfect Continuous form.

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

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.

Choose the present perfect continuous form.

1. I am driving in my car.
2. They had been driving for hours.
3. We weren't driving home.
4. We have been driving for hours now.

I have seen this movie six times already.

1. Present perfect
2. Present perfect continuous

I have been studying English since 2011.

1. Present perfect
2. Present perfect continuous

I have been going to the same hairdresser for five years.

1. Present perfect
2. Present perfect continuous

He has lost his keys.

1. Present perfect
2. Present perfect continuous

Create your own sentence in the present perfect continuous.

Create your own sentence using the present perfect.

Do you understand the present perfect and present perfect continuous?

1. Yes!
2. No :(
3. A little bit