Present perfect simple and continuous

•We can use either the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous to talk about
situations or repeated actions which started in the past and continue into the present. There is no
particular difference with verbs such as work, live, study, do.

Ella has worked for the company for a year

now.

Ella has been working for the company for a

year now.
 Present perfect simple and continuous
• the present perfect simple
 to talk about an unfinished situation, with
state verbs – know, understand, like, etc.
How long have you known John?
 Actions which are short and completed –
drop, start, finish, leave, break, lose, etc.
I’ve cut my finger.
 Emphasizes on the result of a completed
action. It often answers the questions –
How many/much?, How far?
• the present perfect continuous
 emphasizes that the action has continued
for a long time or is repeated, this can be
shown with verbs of duration – wait, stay,
run, play, sit, stand, write, etc.
We have been sitting here for over an hour.
How long have you been waiting?
 it is used when there is a present evidence of
a recent longer activity.
Sorry about the smell. I’ve been cooking fish.
Emphasizes the duration f the action. It often
answers the questions – How many/much?, How
far? – in an ongoing process.
Present perfect simple and continuous
Present perfect simple and continuous
Present perfect simple and continuous
Present perfect simple and continuous
Present perfect simple and continuous
Present perfect simple and continuous
Present perfect simple and continuous
Present perfect simple and continuous
Present perfect simple and continuous