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PerfectSimplevsPresentPerfectProgressive
Grammar
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up/grammar)
PresentPerfectSimplePresent
Writing(/en/cram- PerfectProgressive
up/writing)
Vocabulary
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up/vocabulary)
Tests(/en/cram-
up/tests)
Form
StudyTips
(/en/cram- PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive
up/learning) irregularverbs:formof'have'+3rdcolumnof formof'have'+been+verb+ing
DailyEnglish irregularverbs
(/en/cram-up/daily- Example: I/you/we/theyhavespoken Example: I/you/we/theyhavebeen
he/she/ithasspoken speaking
english)
regularverbs:formof'have'+infinitive+ed he/she/ithasbeenspeaking
ReadOn Example: I/you/we/theyhaveworked
he/she/ithasworked
Countries
(/en/read- Exceptions
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E-Cards(/en/chill- Bothtensesareusedtoexpressthatanactionbegan
out/ecards) inthepastandisstillgoingonorhasjustfinished.In
manycases,bothformsarecorrect,butthereisoften
ChatwithEgon
adifferenceinmeaning:WeusethePresent Perfect
(/en/chill- Simplemainlytoexpressthatanactioniscompletedor
out/chat/egon-bot) toemphasisetheresult.WeusethePresent Perfect
Progressivetoemphasisethedurationorcontinuous
TakeOn courseofanaction.
Newsletter
Resultorduration?
(/en/newsletter)
Calendar2017 Doyouwanttoexpresswhathashappenedsofaror
howlonganactionhasbeengoingonyet?
(/en/take-
on/calendar?2017) PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive
Ihavewritten5letters./IhavebeentoLondon Ihavebeenwritingforanhour.
CulturalStudies twice.
(/en/teach-
in/cultural-studies) Certainverbs
Lessons(/en/teach-
ThefollowingverbsareusuallyonlyusedinPresent
in/lessons) PerfectSimple(notintheprogressiveform).
state:be,have(forpossessiononly)
Example:Wehavebeenonholidayfortwoweeks.
senses:feel,hear,see,smell,taste,touch
Example:Hehastouchedthepainting.
brainwork:believe,know,think,understand
Example:Ihaveknownhimfor3years.
Emphasisoncompletionorduration?
Doyouwanttoemphasisethecompletionofanaction
oritscontinuouscourse(howhassomebodyspenthis
time)?
PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive
Emphasisoncompletion Emphasisonduration
Ihavedonemyhomework.(Meaning: My Ihavebeendoingmyhomework.
homework is completed now.) how I have spent my time. It does not matter whether
the homework is completed now.)
Resultorsideeffect?
Doyouwanttoexpressthatacompletedactionledto
adesiredresultorthattheactionhadanunwanted
sideeffect?
PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive
desiredresult unwantedsideeffect
Time+negation:lasttimeorbeginningofan
action?
Innegativesentences:Doyouwanttoexpresshow
muchtimehaspastsincethelasttimetheactiontook
placeorsincethebeginningoftheaction?
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PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive
sincethelasttime sincethebeginning
Ihaven'tplayedthatgameforyears.(Meaning: It's Ihaven'tbeenplayingthatgameforanhour,only
years ago that I last played that game.) for10minutes.
that I started to play that game.)
Permanentortemporary?
Ifanactionisstillgoingonandwewanttoexpress
thatitisapermanentsituation,wewouldusuallyuse
thePresentPerfectSimple.Fortemporarysituations,
wewouldpreferthePresentPerfectProgressive.This
isnotarule,however,onlyatendency.
PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive
permanent temporary
Jameshaslivedinthistownfor10years.(Meaning: Jameshasbeenlivinghereforayear.
He is a permanent resident of this town.) This situation is only temporary. Maybe he is an
exchange student and only here for one or two
years.)
Signalwords
PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive
howoften howlong
...times since
for
ExercisesonPresentPerfectSimpleand
PresentPerfectProgressive
Resultorduration:Exercise1(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises),
Exercise2(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex02)
Certainverbs:Exercise3(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex03)
Completionorduration:Exercise4(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex04),
Exercise5(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex05)
Resultorsideeffect:Exercise6(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex06),
Exercise7(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex07)
Sincethelasttimeorsincethebeginning:Exercise8
(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex08),Exercise9(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex09)
MixedExercises:Exercise10(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex10),
Exercise11(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex11)
TestsonPresentPerfectSimpleandPresent
PerfectProgressive
Test1(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/tests?test1)
Test2(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/tests?test2)
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Contact(/en/team-up/imprint)Aboutus(/en/team-up/about)
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