Present Perfect Simple
This sentence is in Present Perfect Simple. TRUE or FALSE? She has done her homework.
TRUE
This sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous. TRUE or FALSE? She have been studying for her exams.
FALSE
What auxiliary verb do we use in Present Perfect Simple?
have/ has, haven't/ hasn't
Where are lately and recently placed in the sentence?
At the end of the sentence. For example, He has been working very late recently.
What do we use with non-action verbs?
Present Perfect Simple
+ I/see/the news.
- I/not/see/the news.
? you/see/the news.
I have seen the news.
I haven't seen the news.
Have you seen the news?
+ We/work/in the garden.
- We/not/work/in the garden.
? they/work/in the garden?
We have been working in the garden.
We haven't been working in the garden.
Have they been working in the garden?
Find a mistake. He just has sent me a text.
He has just sent me a text. We put just, already before the verb.
Find a mistake. I have decorating the kitchen all day.
I have been decorating the kitchen all day.
What do we use with action verbs?
Present Perfect Continuous
What time markers point to Present Perfect Simple? Name at least 3 time markers.
already, just, yet, ever, never, this week, today, this year
What time markers point to Present Perfect Continuous? Name at least 3 time markers.
recently, lately, for, since, all day
What do we use when we want to ask if something has happened or to say that it hasn't happened, but it will?
We use yet only in negative and question sentences.
Why do we use Present perfect Continuous in this example? I have been painting walls in my room. I hope paints will wash out from my clothes.
Because we have visible present result.
What verbs can be used in P.P. Simple and P.P. Continuous with no difference in meaning?
Work and live
When do we use Present Perfect Simple?
When we talk about past experiences if we don't say when they happened.
When do we use Present Perfect Continuous?
When we talk about repeated actions that started in the past and have continued till now.
What do we want to express when we use negative questions with yet? For example, Haven't you finished yet?
We express surprise or criticism.
What is the difference between for and since? Give examples.
We use for+ a period of time and since+ a time in the past. For example, for two minutes/ ten years/ ages/ a long time; since this morning/ September/ 5.00/ I was a child/ 2010.
They/stay/for two weeks.
He/know/his friend/for 10 years.
I/want/to become a doctor/since I was a child.
They have been staying for two weeks. (action)
He has known his friend for 10 years. (non-action)
I have wanted to become a doctor since I was a child. (non-action)
If we say when the action happened in the past do we use Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple? Give examples.
When we mention when the action happened we use Past Simple. For example, I've watched foreign TV series a few times. I watched TV series that you recommended last weekend.
Make a sentence to talk about situation which started in the past and is still happening now.
You own answer. Suggested example, I've been waiting since 10 o'clock.
When do we use Present Perfect Simple with already in the sentence?
When we want to say that someting has happened, sometimes earlier than expected.
Make 3 sentences that are true for you using for or since.
Your own answer. Suggested sentences, We have been studying at university since 2022. We haven't been revising grammar for a long time. I have been learning English since I was a child.
The fridge/not/work properly/for ages.
What/students/prepare/all day?
you/ever/taste/seefood?
The fridge hasn't been working properly for ages.
What have been students preparing all day?
Have you ever tasted seefood?