1. PRESENT PERFECT
SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS
FORMS

2. By :
Muhamad Yogi
41032161121007
Study Programme Civics
Faculty of Teachering and Education
Islamic University of Nusatara

3. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
 FORM
 EX. I´VE JUST COME BACK FROM LAS
VEGAS

4.  USES
 We often need to talk about things
which happened or started to happen
in the past and which are linked to the
present or future.
 He´s just started a new job. He walks
celebrities´ dogs in Central park
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

5. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
 PAST EXPERIENCE
 Lucy has read many Shakespeare´s
plays. (when exactly?????)

6. Just ,yet,already,ever,never
 Just often emphasises the idea of
close to the present
 I've JUST spoken to Jane. She's not
going to join us for supper tonight.

7. Just ,yet,already,ever,never
 ALREADY (aff, int)
 Already suggests that something has
happened sooner than expected and again
is linked with present time and therefore the
present perfect:
 Do you want me to make the salad for supper
tonight? ~ I've already made it. It's on the table.

8. Just ,yet,already,ever,never
 YET. (NEG. INT)
 I don't think you've met Rachel yet,
have you? ~
 No, I haven't. I've met a lot of your
friends from work, but I've not met
Rachel yet.
 ~ She's absolutely lovely. I'm sure you'll
like her

9. Just ,yet,already,ever,never
 NEVER, EVER
 Have you ever driven a car with manual
drive?
 ~ No, I never have. I've always driven
cars with automatic drive.
 ~ It's not too difficult. You'll soon get used
to it

10. OTHER EXPRESSIONS
 FOR
 SINCE
 SO FAR
 RECENTLY
 TODAY
 THIS MONTH

11. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE
 We use the present perfect
continuous, however, there is usually
a suggestion that the activity is not yet
completed
 My brother has been painting my
house

12. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE
 We wish to emphasise the length of
time it has lasted or stress the
continuous, on-going nature of the
activity
 'How long have you been waiting for this
bus?‘
 'I’ve been standing here for over half an
hour. These buses never come.'

13. Present perfect continuous
vs present perfect simple
 Present P. S
 We focus on the result. We focus on the
completed action
 Sophie has written five novels recently
 RESULT. FIVE NOVELS

14. Present perfect continuous
vs present perfect simple
 Present P. Continuous
 We are interested in the action itself.We
don´t really care if it´s finished or not.
 Lucy has been working on her new novel for
seven months

15. PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
 My hands are dirty. i´ve been repairing
the car for 3 days
 Look at you!!!. You´re sweating.How
long have you been dancing?

16. Time expressions
 FOR./SINCE
 They´ve been playing tennis since 2 o
´clock
 HOW LONG….?
 How long have you been reading books?
 OTHERS
 Mary is still writing letters.she´s been
writing letters all day