Revision Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Simple

Positive: have/ has + V-ed / 3rd Irreg Vb

Negative: haven't / hasn't + Ved/3rd Irreg Vb

Interrogative: Have/ Has + Su + Ved/ 3rd Irreg Vb

e.g. I have played

He has written
I haven't played
He hasn't written
Have I played?
Has he written?
Uses:
1. an action that started in the past and hasn't finished yet

I have made 5 phone calls today.

How many books have you read this year?
I've lived in Sighisoara since I was born.

2. to talk about events that have recently happened

just, already, yet
negat. & interrog.
positive sentences

I have just eaten soup.

Chris has already had lunch.
I haven't eaten soup yet.
Chris hasn't had lunch yet.
Have you eaten soup yet?
Has she had lunch yet?

3. with time phrases connected to the present moment

up to now
until now pana acum
so far
recently

I have done a lot of Maths recently.

They haven't done it so far.

4. with ever, never to speak ab. experiences

Have you ever eaten shrimps?
No, I haven't. I've never eaten seafood
5. to talk about repeated actions
This is the first time I've made a cake.
It is the third time ....
 I've been to the USA twice/three times

6. with superlatives

This is the best cake I've ever eaten.

It's the most interesting book I've ever
read.

7. the present result of a past action

I've washed my car (as you can see)

He's broken his arm.

8. with state verbs (like, understand, hate, etc)

PAST PRESENT

Present Perfect Continuous

Positive have/has been + V-ing

Negative haven't/hasn't been + V-ing
Interrogative Have/has + Su+ been + V-ing

e.g. They have been playing all day.

It hasn't been raining for 2 years.
Have you been playing long?

Uses:
1 for an action that started in the past and has not finished yet.
How long...?
for 2 hours
since the beginning of the year

How long have you been studying English?

I've been studying... since I was 10.

2. to describe an action that had duration in the past and has a present result.

I'm exhausted. I've been driving all day.

Present Perfect Simple

 Present Perfect Continuous
- interested in the result
- interested in duration of time
How many?
How much? How long?

I have read 22 books.

I have been reading for 2 hours.
since 2 pm

Choose the correct tense to fill in the gaps (Pres. Perf. Simple or Pres. Perf. Continuous):
1. Is Jerry OK ? He ................................(ONLY ANSWER) 4 questions but
he ...................................(SIT) at the test for over an hour.
2. I ........................................(TRY) to find a job for over 6 months and I ..............................
(HAVE) over 20 job interviews, but nothing .......................... (COME) up yet.
3. Billy is a great journalist. His newspaper ........................(JUST OFFER) him an editing
job.
4. I ..............................(CALL) my friends all morning to tell them there won't be a party.
5. You are full of dirt . - What on earth ....................................(YOU DO) ? - I am sorry.
I ..................................(PLAY) football in the rain.
6. Tom and Mary .................................(GO) out with each other for two years now, but they
still ...............................(NOT DECIDE) on marrying.
7. Harry ...............................(LEARN) to drive since the end of March
8. Barbara can't come with us. Her car ..............................(BREAK) down on the motorway.
9. The students .................................(WRITE) the exam for two hours now.
10. I ..........................................(PLAY) tennis all morning and I'm tired now.
11. I ...................................(LOSE) weight recently.
12. John ..............................(WRITE) to his aunt but he .........................(NOT RECEIVE) a
reply yet.
13. Please drive to work carefully. It ...............................(SNOW) and not all the roads are
free.
14. How far ......................................(YOU TRAVEL) this morning?
15. He ........................................(SAVE) up to buy a new TV set.
16. Paula ..................................(LEAVE) work early today to meet her uncle.
17. I ................................(FIND) my cheque book at last.
18. The young man is only 23, but he ............................(ALREADY CLIMB) eight peaks in
the Himalayas
19. Kay and Bruno ...................................(LIVE)in London for the past 5 years. Recently
they .......................................(TRY)to buy a house in the country
, but they .....................................(NOT MANAGE) to sell their flat yet.
20. Jill and Andy ................................(ARGUE) a lot recently because Jill is always going out
with her friends.
21. I ........................................(EAT) so much ice cream, I feel sick.
22. He ...................................(HAVE) second thoughts about the job he rejected.
23. The trains ......................................(RUN) late all morning.
24. Cecilia .....................................(CRY) all day because she ................................(FAIL) her
exams.
25. I ........................................(SUNBATHE) all morning and now I've got a sunburn