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Present Perfect Progressive

Present Perfect Progressive. When and Why do we use the Present Perfect Progressive?. Present Perfect Vs Perfect Progressive. With some verbs like live , work , teach and study , there is no difference in use between the present perfect and the present perfect progressive.

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Present Perfect Progressive

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  1. Present Perfect Progressive When and Why do we use the Present Perfect Progressive?

  2. Present Perfect Vs Perfect Progressive With some verbs like live, work, teach and study, there is no difference in use between the present perfect and the present perfect progressive. Use both to describe an action that started in the past and continues to now. The two tenses, present perfect and present progressive differ with all other verbs. Example: “My friend has lived in Kuwait for 7 years”. “My friend has been living here for 7 years”. @2001-2009 - AlOthman, Buthaina

  3. Perfect Progressive: 1.Recent Actions Use Present Perfect Progressive to explain a situation that is related to a recent activity. Example: a. My hands are green because I have been painting my room. b. His eyes are red because he has been sleeping. c. Their shoes are full of mud because they have been playing in the yard. @2001-2009 - AlOthman, Buthaina

  4. Perfect Progressive: 2.Unfinished Actions Use present perfect progressive to describe actions or situations that started in the past and are still going on. Example: They have been waiting for twenty minutes. b. She has been talking on the phone for the last 40 minutes. @2001-2009 - AlOthman, Buthaina

  5. Perfect Progressive: 3.New Habits Use present perfect progressive to talk about a regular habit or activity that is still happening. Example: He has been eating out a lot recently! b. I have been exercising a lot lately. @2001-2009 - AlOthman, Buthaina

  6. Perfect Progressive: 4.With Just Use Present Perfect Progressive with (Just) to emphasize a recent activity. Example: Why are his hands black? He has just been fixing his car. b. Would you like to have lunch with me? No thanks. I have just been eating a sandwich. @2001-2009 - AlOthman, Buthaina

  7. Practice @2001-2009 - AlOthman, Buthaina http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-1.html

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