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Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

The document explains the differences between the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tenses, highlighting their uses for result and duration respectively. It provides examples of verbs that are typically used only in the Present Perfect Simple and includes exercises for practicing both tenses. Additionally, it contains fill-in-the-blank sentences to reinforce understanding of the correct tense usage.

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Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

The document explains the differences between the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tenses, highlighting their uses for result and duration respectively. It provides examples of verbs that are typically used only in the Present Perfect Simple and includes exercises for practicing both tenses. Additionally, it contains fill-in-the-blank sentences to reinforce understanding of the correct tense usage.

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Present perfect

or
Present Perfect continuous
Present perfect (result)

Ex: I have written 5 letters.

Present perfect continuous (duration)

Ex: I have been writing for an hour.


Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Present Perfect Simple (not in the progressive
form).

A) be, have (for possession only),feel, hear, see, smell, taste.


Example: I have been on holiday for two weeks.

B) believe, know, think, understand (brain work)


Example: I have known him for 3 years.
Use the verbs in Present Perfect Progressive, if possible. If it is not possible, use the Present
Perfect Simple.
1. We (know) ______________ them for 15 years.

2. They (watch) ______________TV for 3 hours.

3. He (have) ______________this car for 20 years.

4. We (work) ______________ for 7 hours without a break.

5. How long (you / learn) ______________ English?

6. Mr Smith (be) ______________ in hospital for 5 days.

7. Steven (hear) ______________ a mouse squeak all night.

8. (you / see) ______________ Brona?

9. She (prepare) ______________ dinner for two hours.

10. Students (have) ______________ lunch for 15 minutes.


II) Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

Tom: Hi Ana. I (try) __________ to ring you several times today. Where (you / be)
__________ ?
Ana: I (be) __________at home all the time. But I (clean) __________ the house all day, so
maybe I didn't hear the phone ring.
Tom: (you / clean) __________everything?
Ana: No, not yet. I (tidy / not) __________up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?
Tom: Don't you remember? Jane (invite) __________us to her birthday party and we (buy /
not) __________a present for her yet.
Ana: Oh, that's right. (you / find out / already) __________what she wants?
Tom: Well, she (learn) __________Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next holiday in
Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.
Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre. I (see)
__________some nice books about Mexico there recently.
Write sentences in present perfect continuous, if possible. If it is not possible, use the
Present Perfect Simple.

1. _____________________________________________________________ (Feel)

2. _____________________________________________________________ (Eat)

3. _____________________________________________________________ (Hear)

4. _____________________________________________________________ (Understand)

5. _____________________________________________________________ (Read)

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