Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

1. PRESENT
PERFECT
SIMPLE AND
CONTINUOUS

2. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
Present Perfect Simple
Positive Form Negative Form Question Form
He/She/It + Has + Verb3 He/She/It + Hasn’t +
Verb3
Has + He/She/It +
Verb3?
I/You/We/They + Have +
Verb3
I/You/We/They +
Haven’t + Verb3
Have + I/You/We/They +
Verb3?
Keywords: already, yet, just, ever, never, since + particular time, for + duration time.

3. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
• We use the present perfect simple for:
I. States or actions continuous from the past to the
presents.
I have known her for many years.
He has lost his keys.
He has been ill all this week.
II. When we mean ‘ in my whole life’.
I have been to Spain lots of times.

4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Present perfect continuous
Positive Form Negative Form Question Form
He/She/It + Has Been +
Verb1(ing)
He/She/It + Hasn’t
Been + Verb1(ing)
Has + He/She/It + Been
+ Verb1(ing)?
We/They/You + Have
Been + Verb1(ing)
We/They/You + Haven’t
Been + Verb1(ing)
Have + We/They/You +
Been + Verb1(ing)?
Keywords: for, since, lately.

5. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
• We use the present perfect continuous if:
I. The action is long or repeated.
She has been trying to pass her exam for years.
II. The action is in progress or not complete.
I have been doing some work lately.
III. The action is temporary.
He has been working in a bar this summer.