Friday, September 23, 2016

Present perfect vs. Present perfect continuous

First of all, be sure to revise first the Present Perfect post here.

A few differences between Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous:


Present perfect SIMPLE

Present perfect CONTINUOUS
  • something which happened in the past which is important now.
  • Recent actions
  • experiences
  • state verbs

  • when we focus on the action, the process or its duration.
  • when something is unfinished



Here you have a longer explanation with exercises: 


You can also check this other website: 



And remember, you can find plenty of exercises to practice this and other grammar points at AgendaWeb.org