Topic Exploration - Pps vs Ppc

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

FORM: have / has + past participleUSES:

1. LIFE EXPERIENCESI’ve been to ChinaShe’s ridden a horse

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

To talk about recently finished actions

Before now, at an unspecific time

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

2. ALREADY, JUST & YET

They’ve just leftShe’s already called her friendThey haven’t finished yet

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

3. To express how many times something has been completed

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

4. NON-ACTION VERBS:be, have, know, like, etc)state: be, have (for possession only)Example: We have been on holiday for two weeks.senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touchExample: He has touched the painting.brain work: believe, know, think, understandExample: I have known him for 3 years.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

FORM: HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB + INGUSES:

The present perfect continuous focuses more on the continuous action. The emphasis is on the duration of the action.

She’s been travelling by bus for 5 years

Question form

have/has + subject + been + -ing

How long has she been working?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

(It suggests that the action is NOT finished.)

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

2. REPEATED ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH TIME EXPRESSIONS LIKE ALL DAY,

RECENTLY, ETCI have been arguing with my husband lately.

The phone has been ringing all day.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

3. With how long questions

How long has she been listening to music.

IMPORTANT

we DON’T use the Present Perfect Continuous with stative (non-action) verbs; instead, we prefer to use the Present Perfect.

Example:1) I have been knowing Maria for many years.-INCORRECT2) I have known Maria for Many years.-CORRECT

SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

With “How long?, For & Since” we can use both (PPS or PPC). However, we prefer the continuous for shorter, temporary actions.We’ve lived in London since 1980We’ve been living in London since 1980We’ve been staying in a hotel for the last month

SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE: Emphasis on the fact that the action is FINISHEDI’ve painted my living roomPRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:Emphasis on the DURATION of the action that IS NOT YET FINISHEDI’ve been painting my living room