PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLEVS

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

• SHOWS THAT SOMETHING IS FINISHED.Marge HAS just GONE shopping.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE• FOCUSES ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTION.

Barney HAS DRUNK ten glasses of beer so far.

We often use the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE to talk about:

• HOW MUCH someone has done.Lisa HAS READ A LOT about History.• HOW MANY TIMES someone has done something.Scratchy HAS HIT Itchy TWICE.

HOW MANY THINGS someone has done.Grampa HAS LOST THREE DENTURES.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLETYPICAL TIME EXPRESSIONS:

• for

• since

• already

• yet

• just

• ever

• never

• always

• so far

• lately / recently

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUSWE ARE INTERESTED IN THE ACTIVITY IN ITSELF. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF THIS ONE HAS FINISHED OR NOT.•Bart’s clothes are covered with paint. He HAS BEEN PAINTING on the wall.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUSFOCUSES IN THE CONTINUATION OF AN ACTION.•They HAVE BEEN RUNNING all over the school (They’re still running)

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

EMPHASIZES ON THE TIME THAT AN ACTION TAKES.

They HAVE BEEN LAUGHING at Moe all morning.

We often use the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS to talk about:

• HOW LONG something has been happening.Moe HAS BEEN CLEANING FOR TWO HOURS.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TYPICAL TIME EXPRESSIONS:

• for• since• how long…?• lately / recently• all morning / day /

week, etc.