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Present perfect continuous vs. Present perfect

Present perfect continuous vs. Present perfect. Present perfect. For talking about indefinite time and duration of time from past to now http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-perfect_u.htm.

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Present perfect continuous vs. Present perfect

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  1. Present perfect continuousvs.Present perfect

  2. Present perfect For talking about • indefinite time and • duration of time from past to now http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-perfect_u.htm

  3. The present perfect continuous is often used the same as the present perfect, but it emphasizes that an action has just stopped, has recently occurred, or is continuing up until now.

  4. EXAMPLE:You don’t know what page we’re on because you haven’t been paying attention. ***Have you been smoking/drinking? (suggests that the person you are speaking to smells like smoke or liquor)

  5. When present perfect doesn’t work… A: (A unexpectedly sees B) Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you. B: Oh, I’ve been in the library. (I’ve photocopied my term paper) I’ve been photocopying my term paper. (= I just finished photocopying it.)

  6. 1. Have you ever gone to France? Have you ever been going to France? 2. I have never studied Chinese. I have never been studying Chinese. I have made apple pie many times. I have been making apple pie many times.

  7. Remember that PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS is a continuous form. Stative verbs (e.g., believe, like, seem, etc.) that are not used in the present/past/future continuous are also not used in the present perfect continuous.

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