Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
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This document provides information on the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses in English. The present perfect simple is used for actions that began in the past and are still relevant now, or for lifetime experiences. The present perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an action that began in the past and may still be ongoing, or that has temporary relevance. Examples are provided for how to form the sentences in the positive, negative, and question forms for each tense.
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Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
- 2. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE Present Perfect Simple Positive Form Negative Form Question Form He/She/It + Has + Verb3 He/She/It + Hasn’t + Verb3 Has + He/She/It + Verb3? I/You/We/They + Have + Verb3 I/You/We/They + Haven’t + Verb3 Have + I/You/We/They + Verb3? Keywords: already, yet, just, ever, never, since + particular time, for + duration time.
- 3. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE • We use the present perfect simple for: I. States or actions continuous from the past to the presents. I have known her for many years. He has lost his keys. He has been ill all this week. II. When we mean ‘ in my whole life’. I have been to Spain lots of times.
- 4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Present perfect continuous Positive Form Negative Form Question Form He/She/It + Has Been + Verb1(ing) He/She/It + Hasn’t Been + Verb1(ing) Has + He/She/It + Been + Verb1(ing)? We/They/You + Have Been + Verb1(ing) We/They/You + Haven’t Been + Verb1(ing) Have + We/They/You + Been + Verb1(ing)? Keywords: for, since, lately.
- 5. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS • We use the present perfect continuous if: I. The action is long or repeated. She has been trying to pass her exam for years. II. The action is in progress or not complete. I have been doing some work lately. III. The action is temporary. He has been working in a bar this summer.