Scene 1

Scene 2

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
FORM: have / has + past participle
e USES:
0 7. LIFE EXPERIENCES
Dl've been to China
O She's ridden a horse

Scene 3

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
2. ALREADY, JUST & YET
They've just left
O She's already called her friend
They haven't finished yet

Scene 4

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
€ SUPERLATIVES & "THE FIRST, SECOND,
LAST TIME", ETC
o It's the best meal I've ever had
o It's the first time he's given a speech

Scene 5

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
0 3. CONNECTION PAST & PRESENT
I 've sprained my ankle, as you can see
He 's lost his keys

Scene 6

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
€ 4. HOW LONG / FOR/ SINCE (NON-
ACTION VERBS:be, have, know, like, etc)
01've known Maria for 10 years
They've had that car since 2007

Scene 7

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
U 5. HOW MUCH / HOW MANY
o How many books have you written?
€ I've spent too much money

Scene 8

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
FORM: HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB + ING
USES:
1. "HOW LONG / FOR / SINCE" WITH ACTION
VERBS (action started in past & continues now
How long have you been feeling like this
O She's been travelling by bus for 5 years

Scene 9

PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
& 2. REPEATED ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH
TIME EXPRESSIONS LIKE ALL DAY, RECENTLY,
ETC
Ö I have been arguing with my husband
lately.
o The phone has been ringing all y.

Scene 10

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
0 3. CONTINUOUS ACTIONS THAT HAVE JUST
FINISHED (WITH RESULT IN THE PRESENT)
He's been running all day. He's dead!
0
A: Look at your hands! They're so filthy!
B: I know. I've been painting the living room

Scene 11

SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?
€ PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE:
Emphasis on the RESULT of the action
I've painted my living room
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
Emphasis on the DURATION of the
action
e I've been painting my living room

Present perfect Simple and Continuous

Scene 1 (0s)

Scene 2 (8s)

Scene 3 (19s)

Scene 4 (29s)

Scene 5 (41s)

Scene 6 (51s)

Scene 7 (1m 5s)

Scene 8 (1m 15s)

Scene 9 (1m 31s)

Scene 10 (1m 44s)

Scene 11 (1m 59s)

Scene 12 (2m 12s)