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GE II - PERFECT TENSE (SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS)
GE II - PERFECT TENSE (SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS)
VS
CONTINUOUS
BY : MS. DHAMAS
Present Perfect
vs
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous
I
V
• I have been waiting
You have (not)
We • You have been waiting
They
been • They have been waiting
He ing • He has been waiting
She has (not)
It • She has been waiting
Present Perfect
I • I have left/ repaired
V
You
We have (not) • You have left/ repaired
They • They have left/ repaired
He 3 irregular
( )/
• He has left/ repaired
She has (not) • She has left/ repaired
It
ed regular
( )
Usage of Present Perfect Continuous
Tom has been mending his bike all day Tom has mended his bike
Usage and difference
Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect
• Tim has been going to the gym • Tim has lost 5 kilos
for the last 3 months (repeated
action over a period of time)
• He has been driving for 5 hours • He has driven 500 kilometers so far
• She has been reading for 2 days • She has read 200 pages of the book
• It has been raining for all day • The road is wet. The rain has just stopped
Common mistakes
I have cut
beenmycutting
finger.my
It hurts
finger. It hurts
I have fallen
been falling
from the
from
tree
the tree
He has broken
been breaking
his leg his leg
I have believed
been believing
in Godinsince
Godchildhood
since childhood
=
I have been teaching here for 2 years
for/ since
since
… I was born for
… a long time
for
… 10 years since
… 4 o’clock
since
… I moved to New York for
… ages
since
… yesterday since
… 6 p.m
- Why are you sweating?
have been sweeping the floor
- Because I ….
sweep floor(s)
- Are the floors clean?
has swept the floors
- Yes, Tim…
- Are the onions ready?
- Yes, I have
…. peeled them
- Why are your eyes red?
- Yes, I have
…. been peeling the onions
peel onions
- Why do you look so tired?
- Because I have
…. been cutting the grass
- Is the lawn finished?
have cut the grass
- Yes, I ….