2. • 10
• 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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6. 10
Present Perfect Simple
Describe the
music you
listen to.
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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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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
Compare
perspectives
on life
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