verbs present perfect present perfect continuous past perfect past perfect progressive Flashcards
present perfect
work
i have worked
she has worked
present perfect continuous
i have been working
he has been working
past perfect continous
i had beenn working
he had been working
we use the present perfect to:
talk about _ _ with some _ _.
ex.: i’_ _ (write) to john, so he _ (know) what’s _(happen)
talk about past actions with some importance now
i’ve writen to john so he knows what’s happening
we use the present perfect progressive to _ _ long things _ _ _ on up to _.
ex.: i have breaking since breakfast time
to say how long things have been going on up to now
when we are already _ about the past, we use the _ _or _ _ continuous to talk about earlyer time.
ex.: yesterday I found some old postcards that had sent to me from Italy.
when we are already talking about the past, we use the past perfect or past perfect continuous to talk about earlyer time
ex.: yesterday I found some old postcards that hate had sent to me from Italy.