Present Perfect and Present Continuous

Diapositiva 1

• Bárbara Sofía
• Cobos Arriola
• 10th. Grade
• English
• Sonia Zepeda
• PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
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ESTRUCTURE PRESENT PERFECT

• When yuo use an irregular verb the estructure is like that:
• HAVE/HAS + VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE
• EXAMPLE:
• SHE HAS DRIVEN MY CAR.
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ESTRUCTURE PRESENT PERFECT

• When you use a regular verb the estructurre is the same that you use with a irregular verb.
• HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE
• EXAMPLE:
• SHE HAS PUBLISHED THE DOCUMENT.
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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

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• In the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS the structure is similar to the present perfect, with the difference that here we add other elements:
• HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB + ING
• I HAVE BEEN DECORATING MY HOUSE.

DIFFERENCE

• PRESENT PERFECT
• A things started in the past, continued into the present.
• PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
• An activity started in the past, continued into the future.

ACTION VS RESULT

• PRESENT PERFECT
• FOCUSES ON THE RESULTS
• SAYS HOW MANY
• DESCRIBES A COMPLETED ACTION
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ACTION VS RESULT

• Presente Perfecto ContinuoUS
• FOCUSES ON THE ACTION
• SAYS HOW LONG
• DESCRIBES AN ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY CONTINUE
• WHEN WE CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF RECENT ACTIVITY
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EXAMPLES

• PRESENT PERFECT
• She has lived in New York.
• He has eaten pizza every day.
• I have saved your life.
• My mother has cooked fried chiken.
• PRESENT PEFECT CONTINUOS
• They have learning English for 2 years.
• She has been reading a book.
• You have been sleeping all day.
• My sister has been watching TV all night.

REFERENCES

• https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/present-perfect-simple-and-continuous
• https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/present-perfect-and/