Present Perfect Tense
Basic structure of the affirmative sentence?
Subject+ have/has+ past participle
Basic structure of the affirmative sentence?
Subject+ have/has + been + Verb/ing
I ___ (not/do) the housework yet.
I haven't done the housework yet.
I ________ (call) John for hours and hours and he hasn't answered. I'm really angry with him!
I've been calling John for hours and hours and he hasn't answered. I'm really angry with him!
Iona is exhausted these days. She ___ (work) too hard recently.
I ___ (wait) three hours already!
Iona is exhausted these days. She has been working too hard recently.
I've been waiting three hours already!
Basic structure of the negative sentence?
Subject+ have/has+ not + past participle
Basic structure of the negative sentence?
Subject+ have/has + not + been + Verb/ing
They _______(study) very hard recently.
She _______(promise) to help many times.
They've studied very hard recently.
She's promised to help many times.
She ___ (write) her essay and ___ (send) it to her professor.
How long (you/know) Simon?
She has written her essay and has sent it to her professor.
How long have you known Simon?
_____________ (you/finish) your homework yet?
How long ___________ (you/be) a lawyer?
Have you finished your homework yet?
How long have you been a lawyer?
Basic structure of the interrogative sentence?
Have/has + subject+past participle?
Basic structure of the interrogative sentence?
Have/has + Subject + been + Verb/ing
He ___ (clean) the kitchen. Everything is sparkling clean.
It's really smelly in here. _____________(somebody/smoke)?
How much petrol __ (she/buy)?
He's cleaned the kitchen. Everything is sparkling clean.
Has somebody been smoking?
How much petrol has she bought?
He ___ (see) the film 'The King's Speech' about six times.
It ________ (not/rain) for three hours! Only about one hour.
We ______ (paint) our living room. I think it looks a lot better.
He has seen the film 'The King's Speech' about six times.
It hasn't raining for three hours! Only about one hour.
We've painted our living room. I think it looks a lot better.
I ___ (read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2.
She ___ (drink) ten glasses of water!
I ___ (have) my dog for sixteen years.
I have been reading your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2.
She's drunk ten glasses of water!
I have had my dog for sixteen years.
Common markers of Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
Just
Already
Yet
Ever/never
For
Since
Stative verbs of mental states that can not be in progressive form:
Admire, believe, desire, doubt, know, need, realize, recognize, suppose, understand, want
She ___ (eat) chocolate all morning, so she feels sick.
Julie _________ (be) at the office since 6am.
I ___ (paint) my house all day, but it's not finished yet.
She has been eating chocolate all morning, so she feels sick.
Julie's been at the office since 6am.
I've been painting my house all day, but it's not finished yet.
Sorry about the mess! I ___ (bake).
She ________ (take) French lessons lately.
How many times __________ (you/visit) Scotland?
Sorry about the mess! I've been baking.
She has been taking French lessons lately.
How many times have you visited Scotland?
Help, I ___ (lose) my wallet. How can I get home?
_______________ (they/arrive) already?
You look dirty. What ___ (you/do) all day?
Help, I've lost my wallet. How can I get home?
Have they arrived already?
You look dirty. What have you been doing all day?
Common time expressions of Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
Today
This week/month/year
Lately/recently
So far
Stative verbs of emotional states that can not be in progressive form:
Adore, amaze, appreciate, astonish, care, dislike, envy, fear, hate, like, loathe, love, mind, please, prefer, surprise
The writer ________ (deserve) this award for a long time.
Lucy ___________ (run) 2000 metres today.
I __________ (clean) all morning - I'm fed up!
The writer has deserved this award for a long time.
Lucy's run 2000 metres today.
I've been cleaning all morning - I'm fed up!
How many times ___________ (you/take) this exam?
Julie ___________ (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!
The students _______ (finish) their exams. They're very happy.
The baby's face is really dirty. What __________ (he/eat)?
How many times have you taken this exam?
Julie's cooked dinner. Let's go and eat!
The students have finished their exams. They're very happy.
The baby's face is really dirty. What has he been eating?
Give 5 your own examples of Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
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