Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive
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UseBoth tenses are used to express that an action began in the past and is still going on or has just finished. In many cases, both forms are correct, but there is often a difference in meaning: We use the Present Perfect Simple mainly to express that an action is completed or to emphasise the result. We use the Present Perfect Progressive to emphasise the duration or continuous course of an action. Result or duration?Do you want to express what has happened so far or how long an action has been going on yet?
Certain verbsThe following verbs are usually only used in Present Perfect Simple (not in the progressive form). state: be, have (for possession only) Example: We have been on holiday for two weeks. senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch Example: He has touched the painting. brain work: believe, know, think, understand Example: I have known him for 3 years. Emphasis on completion or duration?Do you want to emphasise the completion of an action or its continuous course (how has somebody spent his time)?
Result or side effect?Do you want to express that a completed action led to a desired result or that the action had an unwanted side effect?
Time + negation: last time or beginning of an action?In negative sentences: Do you want to express how much time has past since the last time the action took place or since the beginning of the action?
Permanent or temporary?If an action is still going on and we want to express that it is a permanent situation, we would usually use the Present Perfect Simple. For temporary situations, we would prefer the Present Perfect Progressive. This is not a rule, however, only a tendency.
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Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive) I (play)  football for five years.
My team (win / only) two matches so far. The others (be / always) better. Are we not there yet? We (walk) for hours. But we (cover / only) an area of five miles so far. I (finish/just) my homework. I (work) on this essay since two o'clock. Jane (go out) with Bob for seven years. Martin (date) three girls this week. How long (wait / you) for us? Exercise 2 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive). A: (you / play / ever) tennis? B: I (play / only) tennis once or twice. And you? A: I (learn) tennis for two years. B: (you / take) part in any competitions yet? A: I (participate) in four contests this year. B: (you / win) any prizes so far? A: No, I (win / not) anything yet. I'm not that good yet. (you / enter / ever) a contest? B: I (swim) for seven years and I (receive / already) some trophies. Exercise 6 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive). Why are you out of breath? - I (run) . The toaster is okay again. Dad (repair) it. I am so tired, I (work) all day. Your shirt is clean now. Maggie (wash) it. I'm afraid, I'm getting a cold. I (walk) home in the rain. Your clothes smell awful! (you / smoke) ? Peggy is ready for her exam now. I (help) her preparing for it. It is dark in here because we (close) the curtains. We want to watch a film and that's better in the dark. His voice is gone now because he (shout) all morning. Exercise 7 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive). One can see through the windows again. Jane (clean) them. You are absolutely sunburned. You (sit) in the sun too long. We can watch the film now. Michael (connect) the DVD player. The room looks much nicer now. I (hang) up some pictures. Freddy is soaken wet. He (wash) the dog. I am not hungry. I (eat / already) something. Can I go outside? I (do) my homework. My eyes are red because I (cut) onions. Exercise 10 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive). A: (you / take) the dog for a walk yet? B: I (work) all day. I (come / just) home from work and I (have / not) the time yet to walk the dog. A: How long (the dog / be) home alone? B: For about 6 hours. You (walk / not) the dog for a long time. Don't you want to go? A: Well, I (laze / not) about all day either, you know. I have a very important meeting tomorrow and I still (finish / not) my presentation. B: Okay, I will go then. Where (you / put) collar and leash? A: They are in the kitchen. By the way, (you / eat) anything yet? If not, could you get us something from the supermarket? Exercise 11 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive). A: I (call) for you for half an hour. Where (be) ? And why are your clothes so dirty? B: I (tidy) up the shed in the garden. A: (you / find) a box with old photos there? I (look) for it for ages. B: I (discover / not) it yet, but I (work / not) for a long time yet. I (come / just) in to eat something. A: I (cook / not) anything yet because I (talk) to our neighbour. Directory: modules -> document -> file.php file.php -> Postgraduate Programme "Social Discrimination, Migration and Citizenship" file.php -> Different documentation styles file.php -> Supplement to John Locke The Immateriality of the Soul and Personal Identity file.php -> Learner varieties and language teaching curricula file.php -> Arendt, derrida, and the inheritance of forgiveness by Haddad, Samir file.php -> The History of Women in Journalism By: Samantha R. & file.php -> - file.php -> Calgary: u of Calgary P, 2001. Print Download 80.83 Kb. Share with your friends:
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