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The Present Perfect Tense Simple and Continuous/Progressive

Dr. Ovidiu MATIU ovidiu.matiu@ulbsibiu.ro. The Present Perfect Tense Simple and Continuous/Progressive. Form and Use. The plane has landed safely. The passengers have been flying for 2 hours. They have graduated. Congratulations!

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The Present Perfect Tense Simple and Continuous/Progressive

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  1. Dr. OvidiuMATIU ovidiu.matiu@ulbsibiu.ro The Present Perfect TenseSimple and Continuous/Progressive Form and Use

  2. The plane has landed safely. The passengers have been flying for 2 hours.

  3. They have graduated. Congratulations! They have been waiting for this moment for 3 years.

  4. Federer has lost the semifinal match in Melbourne. He and his opponent have been playing for 4 hours.

  5. Nole has just won the Australian Open for the second time. He’s been playing for 3 hours against Federed.

  6. Introduction • The present perfect tells us about the past and the present.

  7. Form: SIMPLE have/has + past participle • POSITIVE • I/you/we/they have gone. OR I/you/we/they've gone. • He/she/it has gone. OR He/she/it's gone. • NEGATIVE • I/you/we/they haven‘t gone. • He/she/it hasn‘t gone.

  8. Form: SIMPLE • INTERROGATIVE • Have I/you/we/they gone? • Has he/she/it gone? • SHORT ANSWERS • Yes, I have. OR No, Ihaven’t. • Yes, he has. OR No, he hasn’t.

  9. Form: CONTINUOUS have/has +BEEN+ vb-ING • POSITIVE • I/you/we/they have (‘ve) been watching TV. • He/she/it has (‘s) been watching TV. • NEGATIVE • I/you/we/they have NOT (haven‘t) been watching TV. • He/she/it has NOT (hasn‘t) been watching TV.

  10. Form: CONTINUOUS • INTERROGATIVE • Have I/you/we/they been watching TV? • Has he/she/it been watching TV? • SHORT ANSWERS • Yes, I have. OR No, Ihaven’t. • Yes, he has. OR No, he hasn’t.

  11. Use: SIMPLE • When we use the present perfect, we see things as happening in the past but having a result in the present. I’ve bought some presents.

  12. Use: SIMPLE • We use the present perfect with todayand phrases with this, e.g. thismorning, thisweek, thisyear. We've donequite a good job today.

  13. Use: SIMPLE • When we ask / talk about our experience No, I haven’t. And you? Have you ever been to London?

  14. Use: SIMPLE • With latelyand recentlymeaning “in the last few days/weeks” Have I told you lately that I love you?

  15. Use : SIMPLE • With justto express the action finished a short time ago We’ve just come back from our holiday.

  16. Use : SIMPLE • With alreadymeaning “sooner than expected” I’ve already finished my dinner.

  17. Use : SIMPLE • With yetin negative sentences and questions when we expect something to happen Sorry, Nick. I haven’t finished the homework yet.

  18. Use : SIMPLE • We can use the present perfect with for and since. We use forto say how long this period is (for three days). We use sinceto say when the period began (since Friday). Me, too. I haven’t grabbed a bite since Friday. Thanks, darling. I haven’t eaten anything for three days.

  19. Use: CONTINUOUS

  20. CONTINUOUS vs. SIMPLE

  21. CONTINUOUS vs. SIMPLE

  22. CONTINUOUS vs. SIMPLE

  23. CONTINUOUS vs. SIMPLE

  24. FOR and SINCE

  25. Practice • Trevor and Laura are decorating their house. Put in the verbs. Use the present perfect. • Laura: How is the painting going? (►) Have you finished ? (you / finish) • Trevor: No, I haven't. Painting the ceiling is really difficult, you know. (1) ................... (I / not / do) very much. And it looks just the same as before. This new paint (2) ............................ (not / make) any difference. • Laura: (3) ..................................................... (you / not / put) enough on. • Trevor: (4) ........................................... (I / hurt) my back. It feels bad. • Laura: Oh, you and your back. You mean (5)…………………. (you / have) enough of decorating. Well, I'll do it. Where (6) .................……………… (you / put) the brush? • Trevor: I don't know. (7) ................................................. ( it / disappear).

  26. 8)………………………… (I / look) for it, but I can't find it. • Laura: You're hopeless, aren't you? How much (9)…………………… (you / do) in here? Nothing! (10) ............................................. (I / paint) two doors. • Trevor: (11)………………………………………… (I / clean) all this old paint around the window. It looks much better now, doesn't it? • Laura: (12)……………………………………… (we / make) some progress, I suppose. Now, where (13) ............................................. (that brush /go)? Oh, (14)………………… (you / leave) it on the ladder, look.

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