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Present perfect and Present perfect continuous
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Enrique Vélez Carreño 11°
Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
Stefany Bueres
Albeniz Mercado
Present Perfect
The "present perfect" of any verb is composed of two elements: the proper form of the auxiliary verb to have (in present tense) and the "past participle" of the main verb. The form of the past participle of a regular verb is root+ed, e.g. played, arrived, looked.
The "present perfect" is used to point out a link between the present and the past. The time in which the action takes place is prior to the present but non-specific and often there is more interest in the result than in the action itself.
Present Perfect
THE "PRESENT PERFECT" IS USED TO DESCRIBE
-An action or situation initiated in the past and continuing in the present.
-an action taken over a period of time not yet completed.
An action repeated in a non-specific time period between the past and the present.
-An action that has ended in the very recent past, indicated by 'just'.
-An action for which the precise moment in which it happened is not important.
Interrogative form
Positive form
Structure
Subject+Have/Has+Verb(Past Participle)
-They have seen that film six times.
-She has visited them frequently.
-We have had the same car for ten years.
Negative form
Structure
Subject+Have/Has+not+Verb(Past Participle)
-We haven't seen her today.
-They haven't lived here for years.
-I haven't played fortnite since 3 years ago.
Structure
Have/Has+Subject+Verb(Past participle)
-Has he just left?
-Have you played the piano since you were a child?
-Have you just finished work?
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous
For things that happened in the past, but it is not important when they happened. For example:
-She has been visiting her aunt a lot.
We use present perfect continuous for activities that started in the past, but have continued in the present. For example:
-I have been travelling for a few years.
For things that are annoying. For example:
-I have been doing your dirty laundry all afternoon.
Positive form
Structure
Subject+Have/Has+Been+Verb+Ing
-She has been running.
-I have been waiting for this moment all my life.
-They have been travelling since last October.
Negative form
Structure
Subject+Have/Has+Not+Been+Verb+Ing
-I have not been studying this quarantine.
-She has not been going to school lately.
-We have not been playing fortnite.
Interrogative form
Structure
Have/Has+Subject+Been+Verb+Ing
-Have I been working for you all this time?
-Has she been talking with him all morning?
-Has she been studying German since she was in high school?