Present Perfect, past simple and present perfect continuous Flashcards
Present perfect
Refers to an action completed at an unspecified time before now or an action that began in the past and continues into the present.
Past simple
An accion that happened in the past and finished in the past
Present perfect continuous
An accion that started in the past and it still continuous in the present. It conects the past with the present with an accion
I lived in Rome
PAST SIMPLE
I have lived in Rome, NY, and France
Present Perfect simple
I have been living in NY since I finished High School
Present perfect Continuous
Did you see the renoir exbibition?
Past simple
Have you seen the renoir exhibition
Present perfect simple
It snowed yesterday
past simple
It’s been snowing all afternoon
Present perfect continuous
Present Perfect Formula
Subject + Have/has + PP
Present Continuous Formula
Subject + Have/has + been + verb + ing
Past simple
Subject + verb + ed
What if Continuous and Simple can be both used used
Continuous refers to short term or temporary situations and Simple refers to longer lasting situations or even permanent
Simple is more likely to be…
finished