present perfect and present perfect continuous by Гулмира Кудайбергенова

present perfect and present perfect continuous

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 11:58:18 UTC

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 12:03:11 UTC

what is the differences?

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 12:08:30 UTC

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 12:12:24 UTC

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 12:14:45 UTC

check your knowledge!

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 12:20:06 UTC

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 12:23:46 UTC

hi! today is lesson about present perfect and present perfect continuous.What is the difference between them?

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:11:32 UTC

What is the present perfect? We use the present perfect tense definition to describe actions or events that have occurred in the past but are still relevant to the present. This tense indicates a connection between the past and the present. It often highlights experience, change, or the completion of an action.

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:21:10 UTC

For example,

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:24:55 UTC

My friend has joined this company.

They have already learned English and German.

Formation of Present Perfect Tense

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:26:41 UTC

We form present perfect tense rules by adding the two auxiliary verbs “have” or “has”. We always use the past participle of the main verb V3. The past participle is usually formed by adding “-ed” to the base form of regular verbs, while irregular verbs have their unique past participle forms.

Using “Have” and “Has” in Present Perfect Tense

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:28:43 UTC

The choice between “have” and “has” depends on the subject of the sentence.

Have: — I, we, you, they and plural subjects (people, teachers, etc.)

Has: — She, he, it and singular subjects (Doctor, friend, language, etc.)

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:35:33 UTC

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:39:26 UTC

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:41:57 UTC

We use the present perfect continuous when we talk about an action (quite a long one) which began in the past and has recently or just stopped.

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:46:03 UTC

The present perfect continuous is formed using has/have + been + present participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and has/have. Negatives are made with not.

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:47:15 UTC

+) Ann has been waiting for Sam for over an hour

gkudajbergenova546 — 2024-04-10 13:48:18 UTC

(-) Ann hasn't been waiting for Sam for over an hour. She has been waiting for only 10 minutes

(?) Has Ann been waiting for Sam for over an hour? / How long has Ann been waiting for Sam?