Good morning!

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• Identify and use the present perfect simple and continuous to talk about finished and unfinished actions.

• Identify time expressions for the present perfect simple and continuous.

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Present Perfect Simple

• I have heard that song many times.• I have never seen that group in concert.• I have played the guitar since I was in high

school.

When do we use the Present Perfect Simple?Describe the music you listen to.

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Present Perfect Continuous

• They have been practicing. I see them putting their instruments away.

• I have been listening to Beethoven since I was a child.

When do we use the Present Perfect Continuous?

Describe the music you listen to.

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Describe the music you listen to.

Look at the picture. Read the structures and compare them

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Present Perfect Simple

Describe the music you listen to.

• Used for:-Experiences-Actions that started in the past and continue now-Finished actions in an unspecified time in the past

Present Perfect Continuous

Used for:-Actions that started in the past and continue now-Very recently finished actions when results can still be seen.

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Present Perfect Continuous

Describe the music you listen to.

HAS /HAVE NOT BEEN verb –ing.

HAS/HAVE BEEN verb -ing .

HAS/HAVE BEEN verb -ing ?

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Time expressions

With unfinished actions:

for, since, all day, lately, recently, this year, these days, for a while…

With finished actions and present perfect simple:

Already, ever, never, yet, once, twice, three times

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Exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test1

p. 17

http://www.urszulawaligora.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=125

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Exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test1

p. 17

http://www.urszulawaligora.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=125

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