Present Perfect Simple/Continuous v Past Simple
- How long are you living here in Madrid?
- He's been playing tennis from when he was a child.
- We know each other since we were at university.
- I have been in New York.
- When did you be to London?
- I haven't never seen "Gone with the Wind".
- I have been liking dancing since I met my girlfriend.
- I have worked there from March to October.
- Where have you met your wife?
- We are best friends since then.
- She's been talking on the phone since at least an hour.
- Have you ever forgot something really important?
- How long do you have your present car?
- I didn't hear from her for ages.
- They have been married last July.
- We've been studying during two hours.
- I am interested in cars all my life.
- They have started work since this morning.
- When did you last spoke English?
- We've driven around France 5 years ago.
- He's bought a new car.
The present perfect can be a tricky verb form to get right. Follow Tim's 'perfect' top tips and use it correctly: https://t.co/0cDbMwPyxC
— BBC Learning English (@bbcle) January 5, 2017
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— BBC Learning English (@bbcle) February 6, 2017
Present perfect and past simple explained… in a perfectly simple way https://t.co/GjBrijo2T8 #learnenglish #elt pic.twitter.com/1HbrUHB2Sa
— BBC Learning English (@bbcle) February 8, 2017
The past simple and the present perfect: https://t.co/eAuyqdxbtJ
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Which tense is this: How long 'have you been learning' English? It's the present perfect continuous. Learn about it: https://t.co/xKFg4xvAFb pic.twitter.com/rzUlTDUrlx
— BBC Learning English (@bbcle) May 22, 2017
😬 This Grammar Gameshow is all about that trickiest of grammar differences:
— BBC Learning English (@bbcle) July 12, 2018
The present perfect and past simple! 🤯
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In #English, we often use the present perfect #tense with 'ever' or 'never' (meaning: 'not ever'). We usually use 'ever' in questions and 'never' in statements.
— BBC Learning English (@bbcle) August 19, 2019
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Comments
1. how long have you been living here in Madrid?
2. He has been playing tennis since he was a child.
5. When were you in London?/ when did you go to London?
6. i have never seen "Gone with the Wind"
7. I like dancing since I met my girlfriend.
8. I worked there from March to October
9. Where did you meet your wife?
10. We have been best friends since then.
11. She has been talking on the phone for at least an hour.
12. Have you ever forgotten something really important?
13. How long have you had your present car?
14. I haven't heard from her for ages.
15. They have been married since July.
16. We have been studying for two hours.
17. I have been interested in cars all my life.
18. They have been working since this morning.
19. When did you spoke English last?
20. We drove around France 5 years ago.
You did this exercise very well.
7. I have liked dancing since I met my girlfriend.
19. When did you last speak English? = When was the last time that you spoke English?
This is the exercises:
1. How long have you been living here in Madrid?
2. He has been playing tennis since he was a child.
5. When were you in London?/ when did you go to London?
6. I have never seen "Gone with the Wind"
7. I like dancing since I met my girlfriend.
8. I worked there from March to October
9. Where did you meet your wife?
10. We have been best friends since then.
11. She has been talking on the phone for at least an hour.
12. Have you ever forgotten something really important?
13. How long have you had your present car?
14. I haven't heard from her for ages.
15. They have been married since July.
16. We have been studying for two hours.
17. I have been interested in cars all my life.
18. They have been working since this morning.
19. When did you spoke English last?
20. We drove around France 5 years ago.
You have all of them correct apart from:
3. We have known each other since we were at university.
4. I have been to New York.
7. I have liked dancing since I met my girlfriend.
19. When did you last speak English?
2. He's been playing tennis since he was a child.
3. We've known each other since we were at university.
4. I've been in NY.
5. When have you been in london?.
6. I've never seen "Gone with the wind".
7. I've liked dancing since i met my girlfriend.
8. I worked there from March to October.
9. Where did you meet your wife?.
10. We've been the best friends since then.
11. She's been talking on the phone for at least an hour.
12. Have you ever forgotten something really important?.
13. How long have you got your present car?.
14. I haven't heard from her for ages.
15. They've been married since last July.
16. We've been studying for two hours.
17. I've been interested in cars all my life.
18. They've been working since this morning./ They started to work this morning.
19. When have you last spoken english?
20. We drove around France five years ago.
21. He's bought a new car.
What a nice surprise to see your comment!
4. I've been to NY.
5. When did you go to London? ("when" + past)
10. We've been best friends since then.
13. How long have you had your present car? (have got - only present)
18. They've been working since this morning. (continues now) They started to work this morning. (might not continue now)
19. When did you last speak English?