ENGLISH : TP 4

FORM : 6TH YEAR ST

TEACHER : NORA FATIMA GUTANI
DATE : JUNE 9TH, 2021
CONTENTS : PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
STUDENT

1) WATCH THE VIDEO WITH EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
TENSES.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcN7ynsdHyA

2) NOW, WATCH THIS VIDEO WITH PARTS OF SONGS CONTAINING THE TWO TENSES.
YOU HAVE TO IDENTIFY PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS AND WRITE THE
SENTENCES AND THE TENSE IN TWO COLUMNS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUAB2zFCGQg

Present perfect simple Present perfect continuous

I’ve had the first time of my life and I’ve never felt I’ve been losing sleep, I’ve been prayin’ hard
this way before
Your heart’s been aching
We’ve known each other
I’ve been thinking about you
I’ve paid my dues, I’ve done my sentence, I’ve made a
few, I’ve had a share of sand, I’ve come through, I’ve been waiting for this moment

I’ve broken my heart, I just haven’t met you yet. I’ve been waiting for a girl like you

I have climbed the highest mountains, I have run

through the fields, I have crawled, I have scaled these
city walls, I still haven’t found

I’ve kissed your lips,

 3) THEN, READ THE WHOLE EXPLANATION, RULES, EXCEPTIONS, TIME EXPRESSIONS AND
USES OF THESE TENSES.

Present Perfect Simple – Present Perfect Progressive

Form

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive

irregular verbs: form of 'have' + 3rd column of form of 'have' + been + verb + ing
irregular verbs  
Example: Example:

I / you / we / they have spoken I / you / we / they have been speaking

he / she / it has spoken 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

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 'ed' : Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

▪ when the final letter is e, only add d ▪ silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee)
Example: Example: come - coming
aber: agree - agreeing
love - loved
▪ after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant ▪ after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
is doubled Example: sit - sitting
Example:
▪ after a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English
admit - admitted
(but not in American English).
▪ final l is always doubled in British English (not in
Example: travel - travelling
American English)
 Example: ▪ final ie becomes y.
travel - travelled Example: lie - lying
▪ after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not
after a vowel)
Example:
worry - worried
but: play - played

Use
Both tenses are used to express that an action began in the past and is still going on or
has just finished. In many cases, both forms are correct, but there is often a difference
in meaning: We use the Present Perfect Simple mainly to express that an action is
completed or to emphasise the result. We use the Present Perfect Progressive to
emphasise the duration or continuous course of an action.

Result or duration?
Do you want to express what has happened so far or how long an action has been
going on yet?

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive

Duration (how long)

Result (what / how much / how often)
I have been writing for an hour.
I have written 5 letters. / I have been to London twice.

Certain verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Present Perfect Simple (not in the
progressive form).
▪ state: be, have (for possession only)
Example: We have been on holiday for two weeks.

▪ senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch

Example: He has touched the painting.

▪ brain work: believe, know, think, understand

Example: I have known him for 3 years.
Emphasis on completion or duration?
Do you want to emphasise the completion of an action or its continuous course (how
has somebody spent his time)?

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive

Emphasis on duration
Emphasis on completion
I have been doing my homework. (Meaning: That's how I have spent my
I have done my homework. (Meaning: My time. It does not matter whether the homework is completed now.)
homework is completed now.)

Result or side effect?

Do you want to express that a completed action led to a desired result or that the action
had an unwanted side effect?

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive

unwanted side effect

desired result
Why are you so wet? - I have been washing the car. (side effect: I became wet
I have washed the car. (Result: when I was washing the car. It does not matter whether the car is clean now.)
The car is clean now.)

Time + negation: last time or beginning of an action?

In negative sentences: Do you want to express how much time has past since the last
time the action took place or since the beginning of the action?

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive

since the last time since the beginning

I haven't played that game for years. (Meaning: I haven't been playing that game for an hour, only for 10
It's years ago that I last played that game.) minutes. (Meaning: It's not even an hour ago that I started to play
that game.)

Permanent or temporary?
If an action is still going on and we want to express that it is a permanent situation, we
would usually use the Present Perfect Simple. For temporary situations, we would
prefer the Present Perfect Progressive. This is not a rule, however, only a tendency.
 Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive

permanent temporary
James has lived in this town for 10 James has been living here for a year. (Meaning: This situation is only
years. (Meaning: He is a permanent resident of temporary. Maybe he is an exchange student and only here for one or
this town.) two years.)

Signal words

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive

▪ how often ▪ how long

▪ ... times ▪ since
▪ for

4) DO THE QUIZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQqldoD2C8

5) FINALLY, COMPLETE THESE EXERCISES.

Present Perfect Simple – Present Perfect Progressive

Form
Fill in the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Present Perfect
  Present Perfect Progressive
Simple

I / speak Have spoken Have been speaking

he / write Has written Has been writing

they / do Have done Have been doing

 you / swim Have swum Have been swimming

she / live Has lived Has been living

Use
When to use which tense?

1. '5 times' is a signal word for …. Simple

2. 'for two hours' is a signal word for … Progressive
3. 'since 9 o'clock' is a signal word for … Progressive

Positive Sentences
Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. I (practise) have been practicing  the piano for 30 minutes.

2. Bob (run) has ran  10 km.
3. The children (be) has been  on holiday for six days.
4. The dog (bark) has been barking  since midnight.
5. We (miss) have missed  the bus twice this week.

Negative Sentences
Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. You (eat / not) haven’t eaten  up yet.

2. He (speak / not) hasn’t been speaking  on the phone for half an hour, just a couple of
minutes.
3. They (work / not) haven’t been working  since 5 o'clock. They just started an hour ago.
4. We (know / not) haven’t been knowing them for a long time.
5. She (hang / not) hasn’t hanged  up all the pictures yet.
Questions

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. How long (wait / she) has she been waiting  for us?

2. How many times (tell / I) have I told  you?
3. How often (clean / you) have I cleaned  the windows this year?
4. How many months (take / you) have you taken  piano lessons?
5. (stay / you / ever) have you been staying ever  in a castle?

Text
Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Tom: Hi Ana. I (try) have trayed  to ring you several times today. Where (you / be)
have you been ?
2. Ana: I (be) have been  at home all the time. But I (clean) have been cleaning  the
house all day, so maybe I didn't hear the phone ring.
3. Tom: (you / clean) have you cleaned  everything now?
4. Ana: No, not yet. I (tidy / not) haven’t tidied up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?
5. Tom: Don't you remember? Jane (invited) has invited  us to her birthday party and
we (buy / not)  a present for her yet.
6. Ana: Oh, that's right. (you / find out / already) have you already found out what she
wants?
7. Tom: Well, she (learn) has been learning  Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next
holiday in Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.
8. Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre. I (see) have
seen  some nice books about Mexico there recently.