Present Perfect Simple

vs Present Perfect
Continuous
Present Perfect Simple
Let’s look at some examples of sentences in the Present
Perfect Simple:

 Lesein has planted over 1000 trees in the last two years.

 Lately, we have witnessed more and more environmental crimes.

 Have you ever supported an environmental cause?

Present Perfect Continuous
Now let’s look at some examples of sentences in the Present
Perfect Continuous:

 Heatwaves haven’t been getting less frequent, to the contrary.

 Greta has been fighting to protect our planet all year.

 We have been depleting Earth’s natural resources for centuries.

Remember:
GRAMMAR
PRACTICE
1. Tick ( ) the sentences that are grammatically correct.

a. Since the beginning of the year that Lucas has been raised awareness to
the water pollution in our village.

b. Have you organised this clean-up drive all by yourself?

c. How long have been hunters trafficking wild animals?

d. So far, my friends and I have helped clean up 3 beaches.

1. Tick ( ) the sentences that are grammatically correct.

e. Mankind hasn’t been doing enough to curb global warming.

f. My aunt Zoey have actively advocated for the planet since she was a
teenager.

g. I have ever been to the Amazon rainforest. Have you?

h. The activist hasn’t been establishing contact with international

organisations all week.
2. Order the words to make sentences in the Present Perfect Simple
or Continuous. Don’t forget to conjugate the verbs.

a. score / all morning. / Lesein Mutunkei / goals

Lesein Mutunkei has been scoring goals all morning.

b. a vegan restaurant / at / We / recently. / not eat

We haven’t eaten at a vegan restaurant recently.

c. clean water / Some NGOs / for / campaign / all over the world.
Some NGOs have been campaigning for clean water all over the
world.
2. Order the words to make sentences in the Present Perfect Simple or
Continuous. Don’t forget to conjugate the verbs.

d. initiative / yet / not gather / This / eco-friendly / support / enough / .

This eco-friendly initiative hasn’t gathered enough support yet.

e. a local / you / reforestation project / join / ?

Have you joined a local reforestation project?

f. plant / to help / I / all day / trees / the environment / .

I have been planting trees all day to help the environment.
3. Rewrite the sentences in the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.

a. Why haven’t you participated in the protests?

Why haven’t you been participating in the protests?

b. I have been reducing my carbon footprint.

I have reduced my carbon footprint.

c. Ava has been encouraging her classmates to recycle.

Ava has encouraged her classmates to recycle.

3. Rewrite the sentences in the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.

d. Greenpeace has been devoting its time to pressing environmental issues

since 1971.

Greenpeace has devoted its time to pressing environmental issues

since 1971.

e. Mark and I have been writing an article on sustainable practices for the
school newspaper.

Mark and I have written an article on sustainable practices for

the school newspaper.
3. Rewrite the sentences in the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.

f. Have they shopped at the second-hand clothing store?

Have they been shopping at the second-hand clothing store?

g. Loggers have destroyed the habitat of countless species.

Loggers have been destroying the habitat of countless species.

h. Climate change has been affecting the entire planet.

Climate change has affected the entire planet.