Present Perfect

Simple VS Present
Perfect Continuous
Uses&Forms
Do you know the difference between
the following two examples?

• We have been painting the room for 2

hours already.

• We have painted the room recently.

Introduction
• We use both present perfect simple and the
present perfect continuous to talk about
past actions or states which are still
connected to the present.
 FORM
Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous
Affirmative Negative Interogative Affirmative Negative Interogative

S+to have+past S+to have+not+ to have+S+ S+to S+to to have+S+been

participle past past have+been+ver have+not+been+ +verbing
participle participle bing verbing

I have worked I haven't Have I worked? I have been I haven't been Have you been
worked working working working?

She has worked She hasn't Has she She has been She hasn't Has she been
worked worked? working been working working?
 What's the past
participle ?
• As an English student, you've
probably studied some irregular Infinitive Past Past
verbs, seen in a list consisting of
three words: the infinitive, the Simple Participle
simple past, and the past
participle. go went gone
• As you can see, the third form of
the verb is the past participle.
• English verbs can be divided into t
wo categories:
regular and irregular verbs.
• Regular verbs follow a simple
pattern in which both past simple
and past participle form of the
verb are created by adding –ed

• For example: look - looked

Spelling
1. In general, if the verb is regular, we
just add –ed to the verb:
talk - talked

rules: adding
2. When the verb ends in –e, add only -d:

arrive – arrived

3. When the verb ends in consonant+y,

-ed
change the "y" to "i" and add –ed:
study-studied
4. When a one-syllable verb ends in
vowel+consonant, double the consonant
stop-stopped
5. When the stress is on the final
syllable of a verb that ends in
vowel+consonant, double the consonant:
prefer-preferred
The use
• PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
1)completed actions where the important th
ing is the present result
I have broken my leg. Do you want to colour my cast?
2) Situations and states that started in
the past and are still true (especially
with state verbs)
I have been a member of NASA for many years.
3)Completed actions at a time in the past
which is not relevant.
Have you ever read any SF book?
4)Recently completed actions
I have just received my exam's results.
• PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1)Actions and situations continuing up to
the present or just before it
I have been cleaning the house all day.
2) Actions and situations that empasis the
duration of an action and continues up to the
present (especially with for, since, all
morning etc)
I have been picking vegetable for two hours.
***With the verbs live, work and teach we can
use the present perfect simple or the present
perfect continuous with no difference in
meaning.
Useful words and phrases
• PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE • PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

It's the first/second/etc time • Since

Before • For

Already • All day/week/etc

Yet

Ever

Just

Still

Recently
What's the difference between since
and for?