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Content

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

Since V.S For

Practice

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You have written a lot of books about the business world.

Use the Present Perfect Simple for past activities and situations in a time up to the present.

Saint-Gobain has developed hundreds of products in its long history.

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Some famous banks has been in the same family for generations.

Some wine producer have had the same vineyards for hundreds of years.

Use the Present Perfect Simple for a situation which began in the past and continues up to the present.

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The adverbs ever, never,

already, yet,

still, and just are frequently

used with the Present Perfect.

Present perfect Simple

(g) Ann started a letter to her parents last week, but she still hasn’t finished it.

(a) They have moved into a new apartment.

(b) Have you ever visited Mexico?

(d) I have already seen that movie.

(c) I have never seen snow.(f) Alex feels bad. He has just heard some bad news.

(e) Jack hasn’t seen it yet.

The adverbs ever,

never, already, yet, still,

and just are frequently

used with the Present

Perfect.

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(h) We has had 4 tests so far this semester.

(i) I have written my wife a letter every other day for the last two weeks.

(j) I have met many people since I came here in June.(k) I have gone to Japan many

times.

The Present Perfect Simple also expresses the repetition of an

activity before now. So far is usually used with the Present Perfect.

Present Perfect Simple

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• Saint-Gobain has been making glass 1665.

• Barone Ricasoli has been producing wine for more than 850 years.

To make the Present Perfect Continuous, use has/ have + been + -ing form of the verb.

Use the Present Perfect Continuous for an activity that began in the past and continues up to the present.

Past Now

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The Present Perfect Continuous

• Right now I am sitting at my desk.

(a) I have been sitting here since seven o’clock.

(b) I have been studying for 8 hours.

(c) It has been raining all day. It is still raining now.

Time words: for, since, all morning, all day, all week.

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(a) I have been thinking about changing my major.

(b) All of the students have been studying hard. Final exams starts next week.

(c) My back hurts, so I have been sleeping on the floor lately. The bed is too soft.

When the tense is used without any specific mention of time, it

expresses a general activity in progress recently, lately.

The Present Perfect Continuous

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Since V.S For

Read the examples and complete the grammar rule.

• The Banca Monte dei Pasehi di Siena has been in the banking business since 1472.

• The Beretta family has been making guns for nearly five hundred years.

Use with a point of time

Use with a period of time.

SINCE

FOR

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Since 2003 Since last month Since Monday

For a long time

For 2 years

For 2 weeks

PAST NOW

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1. Write since or for with these time expressions

1. yesterday

2. two week

3. 1st January

4. a short time

5. ten o’clock

6. he left high school

7. five hours8. last Saturday

9. 199910. Decades

since

sincesince

since

since

sincefor

forfor

for

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2. Underline the correct verb form.

1. Some companies are/have been family business for hundreds of years.

2. How long have you had/have you been having your company?

3. Some families are making/have been making the same product since there company was founded.

4. They have produced/have been producing 50.000 bottles of wine this year.

5. How long is the company/has the company been in business?

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3. Choose the correct verb form

1. What (you, learn) since you (come)here.

2. The telephone (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?

3. Its’ 10 PM. I (study) for 2 hours and probably won’t finish until midnight.

4. (you, eat) yet?

No. You?

Yeah, I (eat, already) .

5. I (go) to England six years ago, but I

6. (not, go) anywhere since then.

have you learned

came

has been ringing

have been studying

Have you eaten

have already eaten

went

haven’t gone

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4. Correct errors in the following sentences

• Have you ever visit China?• It is raining all day.• I lives in this house since I were born.• She has been one of the most famous

businesswoman in China.• How long do you been here?• In the last fifty years, medical scientist had made many important discoveries. • Do you ever met my Chinese cousin?• Mr. John has been going to China for 5 times.

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5. Filling the blank with the appropriate verb.

1. Tom television every day.

2. She breakfast.

3. He for ten hours.

4. I snow before.

5. China one of the biggest countries.

6. Have you to China?

7. Chinese women very beautiful.

8. It for nearly 10 hours.

has been raining

has already hadhas already had

has been working

have never seen

ever been

are

is

has been raining

watches

watches

has been workinghave never seen

is

ever been

are