Present Perfect Simple/ Present Perfect Continuous Spotlight-7

Present Perfect Simple/ Present Perfect Continuous

Spotlight7 Module 9

Present Perfect Simple

What tense? How do you know?

• I (not/see) you for ages!
• I just ( arrive) . I (be) to London.
• Really?! I’m going to Britain next month.
• Really?! … you (be) to Britain before?
• Yes. I already (be) to Cambridge and Liverpool.
• … you ever (be) to London?
• No, I (not/be) to London yet.

Time markers/ Present Perfect

• I (not/see) you for ages !
• I just ( arrive) . I (be) to London.
• Really?! I’m going to Britain next month.
• Really?! … you (be) to Britain before ?
• Yes. I already (be) to Cambridge and Liverpool.
• … you ever (be) to London?
• No, I (not/be) to London yet .

Present Perfect

• I haven’t seen you for ages !
• I’ ve just arrived . I’ ve been to London.
• Really?! I’m going to Britain next month.
• Really?! Have you been to Britain before ?
• Yes. I’ ve been to Cambridge and Liverpool so far.

• Have you ever been to London?

• No, I haven’t been to London yet .

What tenses? How do you know?

• Well… … you (buy) any presents already?
• Well, it wasn’t easy. I (shop) all day and I just (buy) presents for my family but I (not/buy) any presents for my friends yet. Oh! I (buy) a present for you before. I (look) for it since I came to London.

Present Perfect Simple / Continuous

• Well… … you (buy) any presents already?
• Well, it wasn’t easy. I (shop) all day and I just (buy) presents for my family but I (not/buy) any presents for my friends yet. Oh! I (buy) a present for you before. I (look) for it since I came to London.

Present Perfect Simple / Continuous

• Well… … you (buy) any presents already ?
• Well, it wasn’t easy. I (shop) all day and I just (buy) presents for my family but I (not/buy) any presents for my friends yet . Oh! I (buy) a present for you before . I (look) for it since I came to London.

Present Perfect Simple / Continuous

• Well… … you (buy) any presents already ?
• Well, it wasn’t easy. I (shop) all day and I just (buy) presents for my family but I (not/buy) any presents for my friends yet . Oh! I (buy) a present for you before . I (look) for it since I came to London .

Present Perfect Simple / Continuous

• Well… Have you bought any presents already ?
• Well, it wasn’t easy. I ’ve been shopping all day and I’ ve just bought presents for my family but I haven’t bought any presents for my friends yet . Oh! I’ ve bought a present for you before . I ’ve been looking for it since I came to London .

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

Simple

have

has

been V ing

have

has

V III

Change the sentences to use the present perfect continuous tense

Billy studies physics. He started when he was 16.  

Billy has been studying physics  since  he was 16.

Sarah studies history. She started five years ago.  

Sarah has been studying history  for  five years.

Present Perfect Continuous

1. Thomas plays the piano. He started when he was 7.

2. Bob is waiting for a train. He started waiting almost an hour ago.

3. Christine is sleeping. She went to bed at midnight.

4. Sue is reading a book in the library. She started reading at ten o'clock this morning.

5. My son plays football. He first played when he was in primary school.