LEVEL 5-GRAMMAR

Present Per fect

vs Present
Per fect
Continuous
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10092011

PRESENT PERFECT
Use Present Perfect when an action is completed at an
unspecified time in the past.
If its a specified time in the past, were gonna use
Simple Past .

ALREADY

EVER

NEVER

YET

ONCE

TWICE

THREE TIMES

HOW MANY

EXAMPLES
I HAVE already SEEN the movie the smurfs. I
saw it yesterday.
HAVE you ever COPIED during an exam?
She HAS BEEN in USA twice .

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Use Present Perfect Continuous to describe very
recently completed actions when results can still be
seen.

FOR

LATELY

THESE DAYS

SINCE

RECENTLY

FOR A WHILE

ALL DAY

THIS YEAR

HOW LONG

EXAMPLES
a) You look terrific!
b) I know. I HAVE been GOING to the gym.
She HAS been EATING a lot. She has to go to
the nutritionist .

PRESENT PERFECT
AND
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Use Present Perfect or Present Perfect

Continuous to describe actions that began
in the past, continue into the present, and
may continue into the future.

EXAMPLES
We HAVE STUDIED english for 5 semesters.
We HAVE been STUDYING english for 5
semesters.
He HAS PRACTICED soccer since he was a
baby.
He HAS been PRACTICING soccer since he was
a baby.