YOGA FOR LIFE

Judge Eleni Derke started doing yoga more than 25 years ago after she found she had a serious illness. Eleni as in a lot of pain and her doctor wanted her to have
an operation. However, Eleni wanted to find a different solution to treat her problem. Her cousin was a yoga instructor and he taught her some different poses.
Soon, she began to feel better and her pain slowly decreased. Many people believe that yoga positions can help you remove toxins from your body, although there
is no scientific evidence to prove this.
Today, Eleni has been practising yoga for a lot of years and she has been feeling well and fit. She has been to India four times to improve her practice and she has
been planning a longer stay in Nepal for a while.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Form Form
- Affirmative - Affirmative
I/you/we/they + have + past part I/you/we/they + have been + ing verb
He/She + has + past part He/She has been + ing form
Ex.: Ex.:
- Negative - Negative
Ex.: Ex.:
Interrogative
Ex.: Ex.:
Short answers: Short answers:

Uses Uses

1) Something happened in the past, but we don’t know 1) Actions started in the past and are still in progress now
or we are not interested exactly when or that have happened repeatedly till now.
My cousin has graduated recently. Eleni has been practising yoga for more than 20 years.
Sean has baked a delicious cake. I have been baking my own bread for ten years.

2) Something happened in the past and has a result that affects 2) Repeated actions that have finished recently, but
The present. with an effect on present time to justify a present situation.
Pollution has endangered the survival of many animals. He’s tired because he has been running a lot lately.
The ozone layer has started to reduce. Amy is dirty because she has been helping her stepfather in the
garden.

3) Actions which have just finished. 3) To emphasize the duration of an action.

The scientists have just presented their research. My grandparents have been exercising for 30 years to
My parents have already painted their bedroom. keep them fit.
I have been talking on the phone for more than one
hour.
4) Life experiences.
Kate has climbed Mount Everest three times so far.
Elli has been to China twice.

Which verb tense answer to the questions:

How many times ?
How long ?

DON’T USE the Present Perfect Simple:

1. Factual actions:
I have bought two tickets for the concert.
You have played the guitar just a couple of times.
My half-sister has gone to Wales.
2. Stative verbs:
Feelings: feel, love, hate, like, detest, prefer,
Necessity: need, want
Senses: hear, see, smell, taste, sound
Intellectual abilities: know, understand, think, believe, agree, remember
Possession: have, belong, own

Exceptions:
I have been thinking about this issue for a very long time.
My brother hasn’t been feeling at ease with me lately.