Music. Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous

Spelling

100

chello

CELLO

200

sinthesyzer

sYnthesIzer

300

reggie

reggAE

400

musishian

musiCian

500

sucsessfull

suCCessful

PPS vs. PPC

100

Petia / play the trumpet / he was 7

PETIA HAS BEEN PLAYING THE TRUMPET SINCE HE WAS 7.

200

Alice started playing the drums when she was 13. She is 15 now.

ALICE HAS BEEN PLAYING THE DRUMS SINCE SHE WAS 13.

ALICE HAS BEEN PLAYING THE DRUMS FOR 2 YEARS.

300

We are friends with Alice. We knew each other when we were in the kindergarten.

WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER WITH ALICE SINCE WE WERE IN THE KINDERGARTEN.

400

Helen is lucky. She visited New Zealand last year & 3 years before.

HELEN HAS VISITED NEW ZEALAND TWICE.

500

My Mom is baking the pies today. Three pies are already ready.

MY MOM HAS BAKED THREE PIES TIDAY.

Back Translation

100

Я играю на синтезаторе со второго класса.

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THE SYNTHESIZER SINCE I WAS IN THE 2ND FORM.

200

Наш учитель по музыке вдохновил уже 4 моих друзей играть на ударных музыкальных инструментах.

OUR MUSIC TEACHER HAS INSPIRED THE 4 MY FRIENDS TO PLAY THE PERCUSSION.

300

Миша такой измученный, потому что у него было 8 уроков с 8 утра.

MISHA IS SO EXHAUSTED AS HE HAS HAD 8 LESSONS SINCE 8 IN THE MORNING.

400

Я никогда не играл на гитаре, но я играю на клавишных с 11 лет.

I HAVE NEVER PLAYED THE GUITAR BUT I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THE KEYBOARD SINCE I WAS 11.

500

Петя не может петь и говорить, потому что у него болит горло с прошлой пятницы.

PETIA CAN'T SING & SPEAK BECAUSE HE HAS HAD A SORE THROAT SINCE LAST FRIDAY.