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Present Perfect Simple
vs Present Perfect
Continuous

Najmi Shaumi Mumtaz

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Present Perfect Simple

A) I have studied Chapter One.

B) I have been studying in Vancouver for
two years.
present perfect in affirmative, negative

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and interrogative form, use auxillaries
have and has like the following

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 I + have + v3
Telah/sudah

I have cooked
I have baked
I have seen the movie
I have eaten
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� Have + i/you/we + V3?

Has + he/she/it + V3?

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 Present perfect vs simple past

simple past tense: Present perfect tense

◦ don’t want to indicate the time (don’t
◦ to communicate when we know or unimportant)
did something, ◦ Time markers: usually, no time
◦ Time marker is used, but for emphasis, it is
possible to
markers: yesterday, the day
use already*, yet*, still*, ever, never
before
yesterday, last, ago, when (f
or joining two ◦ E.g.
past sentences) ◦ I have been (to be/ke) to Malang
◦ v2 ◦ Tony has driven
◦ E.g. ◦ S + have/has + v3

◦ I went to Malang last month.

 Present perfect continuous

◦ Dilakukan dulu, masih berlangsung sampe sekarang

S + have/has+ been + v ing

◦ For/since
◦ Berapa lama aksinya terjadi
◦ E.g. I have been studying for two hours
◦ I have been studying since 1 o’clock