Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous
What (you / do) You're covered in flour.
What have you been doing? You're covered in flour.
I ________ (lose) my keys. Can you help me look for them?
I have lost my keys. Can you help me look for them?
True of false. We use the simple present perfect when the action has finished but it is still important in the present.
True
He (not / finish) ____________ his homework because he (watch) ____________television for the last two hours.
He hasn't finished his homework because he has been watching television for the last two hours.
She _________ (play) hockey at school, but she didn't like it.
She played hockey at school, but she didn't like it.
What words tell me of a continuous form in the following sentence?
I have been thinking of you all day.
Been + thinking
Debbie (look) ___________ very tired recently. (She / work) ___________ too hard?
Debbie has been looking very tired recently. Has she been working too hard?
I (know) ________ my grandmother for a few years. She died when I was was eight.
I knew my grandmother for a few years. She died when I was was eight.
True or false. When we want to ask questions using the present perfect, we need to begin with the auxiliary verb?
True
I (wash) ______________ the windows, I (sweep) _____________ up the leaves, but I (not / wash) ___________ the car yet.
I have washed the windows, I have swept up the leaves, but I haven't washed the car yet.
Sorry, I _______ (miss) the bus. I'm going to be late.
Sorry, I have missed the bus. I'm going to be late.
True or false. If we say: I have been working on this project since 9:00 a.m., does it mean that the action has finished?
False
Have we got any Band-Aids? I (chop) __________ vegetables for dinner and I (cut) _________ my finger.
Have we got any Band-Aids? I have been chopping vegetables for dinner and I have cut my finger.
I ________ (know) Julie for three years. We still meet once every two months.
I have known Julie for three years. We still meet once every two months.
The past participle form of these verbs:
Catch
Think
Try
Learn
Caught
Thought
Tried
Learned/learnt