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    The document summarizes the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to use each tense to talk about states or actions that began in the past and continue in the present, including to talk about recent single actions with present results, unfinished periods of time up to the present, recent activities with visible effects, emphasizing how long an action has been going on, suggesting an activity is temporary, and indicating an action is not complete.

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    Present Perfect Simple: USE Example Notes

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    The document summarizes the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to use each tense to talk about states or actions that began in the past and continue in the present, including to talk about recent single actions with present results, unfinished periods of time up to the present, recent activities with visible effects, emphasizing how long an action has been going on, suggesting an activity is temporary, and indicating an action is not complete.

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    Present Perfect Simple

    USE EXAMPLE NOTES


    to talk about states, single or Have you ever been to Often with ever, never,
    repeated actions over a long London? often, and always
    period of time up to the
    present I have always wanted to go to
    London.
    To talk about recent single Often with: just, already and
    actions with a result in the I have just finished my yet
    present homework.

    Has the bus arrived yet? NOTE: In US English, you


    can use the past simple in
    sentences such as:

    I already saw that film


    (USA)

    I have already seen that film


    (UK).
    To talk about an unfinished They have been together for Often with: for/since, this
    period of time up to the five years. week/month/year
    present
    I have lived here since 1992.
    Present Perfect Continuous

    USE EXAMPLE NOTES


    To talk about recent Your eyes are red. Have you
    activities when the effects been crying?
    can still be seen.
    No, I have been cutting
    onions.
    To emphasise how long an I have been sending emails
    action has been going on or if all morning.
    it has been repeated many
    times. She has been crying all day.

    To suggest that an activity is I have been living here for


    temporary. five years, but I’m going to
    move soon.
    To suggest that an action is She has been reading that
    not complete. book for ages.

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