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  2. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org › grammar › b1-b2Present perfect simple and continuous - LearnEnglish

    We use both the present perfect simple (have or has + past participle) and the present perfect continuous (have or has + been + -ing form) to talk about past actions or states which are still connected to the present. Focusing on result or activity. The present perfect simple usually focuses on the result of the activity in some way, and the ...

  3. www.bbc.co.uk › learningenglish › englishPresent perfect simple vs Present perfect continuous - BBC

    3 days ago · Use the present perfect continuous to talk about how long – this is often used with phrases like all morning, all day, for ages etc. But we don't use the present perfect continuous with state ...

  4. www.perfect-english-grammar.com › present-perfectPresent Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous?

    1: The present perfect continuous can be used to emphasise the length of time that has passed. The present perfect simple is generally neutral: They've been waiting for hours! (This emphasises the length of time). They've waited for hours. (This doesn't emphasise the length of time). 2: On the other hand, the present perfect simple is often ...

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › grammarPresent perfect simple and present perfect continuous | Learn ...

    We use the present perfect to connect the past and the present. The cafe has just opened. (= It is open now.) People have been arriving in large numbers. (= They are still arriving now.) We can often use either the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous with since or for when something started in the past and continues now, or ...

  6. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org › present-perfectPresent perfect | LearnEnglish - British Council

    The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of a verb. We use the present perfect: for something that started in the past and continues in the present: They've been married for nearly fifty years. She has lived in Liverpool all her life. when we are talking about our experience up to the present:

  7. learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org › grammar › b1Present perfect: simple and continuous - LearnEnglish Teens

    We use the present perfect simple more when there is a result in the present (like the cake) and the present perfect continuous more when the action is important. Umm, OK. So you would say ‘She’s been travelling a lot recently.’. Exactly. Because we’re more interested in the action than the result.

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  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › uk › grammarPresent perfect simple or present perfect continuous?

    Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous? – English Grammar Today – довідка про письмову й розмовну граматику та використання англійської мови – Cambridge Dictionary

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