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The present perfect simple can be used (often with 'since' and 'for') to talk about
unfinished actions that started in the past and are still true in the present. It's often used
with stative verbs:
The present perfect continuous can also be used (often with 'since' and 'for') to talk
about unfinished actions that started in the past and are still true in the present. (Of
course, we don't use the present perfect continuous with stative verbs):
: they've been sleeping on the couch all night because we didn't have enough
rooms
The present perfect simple usually focuses on the result of the activity in some way, and
the present perfect continuous usually focuses on the activity itself in some way.
irregular verbs: form of 'have' + 3rd column of irregular form of 'have' + been + verb + ing
verbs
Example: Example:
I / you / we / they have spoken I / you / we / they have been
he / she / it has spoken speaking
he / she / it has been speaking
regular verbs: form of 'have' + infinitive + ed
Example:
I / you / we / they have worked
he / she / it has worked
I usually go to the gym on the High Street, but it's closed for repairs at the moment so
I've been going to the one in the shopping centre.