The document provides information about the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It defines when each tense is used, including examples. Time expressions that are used with each tense are also outlined. Exercises are provided at the end for practice using the tenses.

1. Good morning!
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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.
1
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3. 10
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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4. 10
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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5. 10
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Describe the
music you
listen to.
Look at the picture. Read the structures and
compare them

6. 10
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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7. 10
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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8. 10
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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9. 7
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&Item
id=125
Compare
perspectives
on life
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10. 7
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&Item
id=125
Compare
perspectives
on life
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