Tenses comparison (2)

Present
Perfect Perfect Continuous
I I
You have / You
have / haven’t
We haven’t We
been + verb
They verb (past They
+ -ing
He participle) He
She has / hasn’t She has / hasn’t
It It

I I
You You
Have / haven’t Have / haven’t
We We
They verb (past They been + verb +
He participle) + ? He -ing + ?
has / hasn’t She VS has / hasn’t She
It It

USE: USE:
ü How much/many? ü How long?
Ex: I have read 130 pages. Ex: I have been reading this book for
ü Finished action 5 hours.
Ex: She has read a book about ü Unfinished action
witches. Ex: She has been reading a book
about witches.
ü Seeing result(s)
Exs: Put your shoes on. The grass is
wet. It has been raining. | What has
been going on here? The children have
been cooking.
Sometimes, can be both…
Þ I’ve been living here for many years.
Þ I’ve lived here for many years.

BE CAREFUL!
WRONG CORRECT FORM
〜 I’ve been breaking my leg. 〜 I’ve broken my leg.
〜 I’ve been knowing them for ages. 〜 I’ve known them for ages.