The document provides examples of sentences using either the present perfect simple or present perfect progressive tenses in Spanish. It asks the reader to identify which tense is being used in each sentence by circling either the simple or progressive option given. Some key differences highlighted include the simple tense expressing completed actions and the progressive for ongoing actions over a period of time.

1. Present Perfect Simple or
Present Perfect Progressive
Elige el Presente Perfecto Simple o el Presente Perfecto Progresivo
1. I’ve bought / have been buying a brand new car.
2. Have you finished / Have you been finishing eating your sandwich yet?
3. I have been cleaning / have cleaned all day and I still have work to do.
4. They’ve completed / have been completing the first lap of the race.
5. Now that I’ve been reading / have read this book, I can take it back to the library.
6. How many pages have you been writing / have you written since this morning?
7. Has the train arrived / has the train been arriving?
8. I have been reading / have read all day; yet, I am still on the first chapter.
9. Oh, no! There isn’t any chocolate left in the fridge. My sister has been eating / has
eaten it all.
10. How long have you known / have you been knowing Peter?
11. You really look so exhausted nowadays; you have been working / have worked too
much lately.
12. I am sorry but I have lost / have been losing my key again.
13. I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing you for ages.
14. I think you should take a break; you have been running / have run for a long time.

2. Encierra la respuesta correcta; Presente Perfecto Simple o Presente Perfecto Progresivo:
1. Oh God! Shevchenko has scored / has been scoring again.
2. They have played / have been playing for an hour; yet, they aren’t tired.
3. The new student has been studying / has studied hard recently.
4. How many times have you visited / have you been visiting Spain?
5. You have promised / have been promising me many times not to be late again.
6. He has visited / has been visiting ten museums this week.
7. We are really tired. Because we have travelled / have been travelling around Paris all
day.
8. Sally is so happy nowadays; because she has found / has been finding a decent job.
9. I’m out of breath; because I have been running / have run for an hour.
10. I have done / have been doing my homework, I can hand it in tomorrow.
Present Perfect Simple or
Present Perfect Progressive