Title: Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Course: Anglès a 2n de batxillerat

Study the differences between these two tenses

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS and PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
e.g. Holly has been doing her History project
- We are interested in the ACTION.
- It doesn't matter whether something has been finished or not.
- We use it to say HOW LONG something has been happening.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
e.g. Holly has done her History project
- We are interested in the RESULT
- The important thing is that something has been finished
- We use it to sat HOW MUCH we have done

Other examples
Ann has been writing letters all day.
Ann has written ten letters today.
how long have you been reading that book?
How many pages of that book have you read?
Jim has been playing tennis since 2 o'clock.
Jim has played tennis three times this week