10-present perfect continuous and present perfect Flashcards
I ______ the book you lent me and it’s great. I’ll give it back to you when I finish it.
a. ‘ve read
b. was read
c. ‘ve been reading
c. ‘ve been reading correct
➪ When we use the present perfect simple we focus on the completion of the action, i.e. when we have finished the action (I’ve read the book = ‘I have finished it’).
➪ We use the present perfect continuous when we focus on the duration of the action, i.e. the action has been going on for some time and maybe it’s been completed or maybe not (I’ve been reading).
ruce ______ tennis since he was a child. He ______ many trophies.
a. has been playing / has won
b. is playing / has won
c. has played / has been winning
a. has been playing / has woncorrect
➪ We use the present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs (play) for situations which started in the past and are still going on or have just finished.
➪ We use the present perfect simple when we talk about how many things or how much of something we have done (how many trophies), because we are focusing on the completion of the action.
You ______ too much time playing that stupid game!
a. ‘ve spent
b. ‘ve spending
c. ‘ve been spending
a
We use the present perfect simple when we talk about how many things or how much of something we have done (have spent too much time), because we are focusing on the completion of the action.
You ______ tennis since 10 o’clock. How many sets ______ ?
a. have played / have you been playing
b. have been playing / have you played
c. are playing / have you played
b. have been playing / have you playedcorrect
➪ We use the present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs (play) for situations which started in the past and have not finished or have just finished.
➪ We use the present perfect simple when we talk about how many things or how much of something we have done (how many sets), because we are focusing on the completion of the action.
He ______ since he was a little boy. Choose TWO correct options
a. is fishing
b. has fished
c. has been fishing
b. has fishedcorrect c. has been fishingcorrect
➪ We can often use both the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuouss with adverbs such as how long, for, since, recently to talk about how long a situation has lasted (=situations that started in the past and still continue).
He ______ to me since we met last summer. He _______ over 100 emails.
a. ‘s been writing / ‘s sent
b. ‘s written / ‘s been sending
c. is writing / ‘s sent
a
We can use the present perfect continuous with action verbs to talk about continuous or repeated actions or situations from the past till now.
➪ We use the present perfect simple when we talk about how many things or how much of something we have done (over 100 emails), because we are focusing on the completion of the action.
______ any fish today?
a. Have you caught
b. Have you been catching
c. Have you catching
b
➪ We use the present perfect simple when we talk about how many things or how much of something we have done (any fish), because we are focusing on the completion of the action.
A: He ______ hundreds of job applications, but he’s got no answers yet. B: How long ______ for a job?
a. ‘s been sending / has he been looking
b. ‘s sent / has he looked
c. ‘s sent / has he been looking
c. ‘s sent / has he been lookingcorrect
➪ We use the present perfect simple when we talk about how many things or how much of something we have done (hundreds of job applications), because we are focusing on the completion of the action.
➪ We can use the present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs for situations which started in the past and are still going on or have just finished.
Now that I ______ tidying the house, I’m going to clean it.
a. have finished
b. have been finishing
c. am finishing
a
Both the present perfect simple and continuous can be used to talk about recent actions or situations with present results (=the house is clean). However, when we use the present perfect simple we focus on the completion of the action (the action has been finished).
We ______ this TV for ages. I think it’s time to buy a new one.
a. have
b. ‘ve had
c. ‘ve been having
b
We can use both the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous with how long, for, since, recently to talk about how long a situation has lasted: situations that started in the past and still continue.
➪ We can only use the present perfect simple with stative verbs. Have is a stative verb.
