The Present Perfect Simple

 

 

 

Signalwords: already, just, yet, ever, never, so far, since + for, "How many?"

 

How to build the Present Perfect Simple: have/has + 3. form of the verb

 

When do you use the Present Perfect Simple:

•  an act just completed
•  completed act affecting the present

Examples: Our High School football team has never lost a game.

                  I haven´t been to Miami so far.

                  Have you been to Los Angeles already?

 

 

The Present Perfect Progressive

 

 

 

Signalwords: all day, for 4 years, since 1993, "How long?"

 

How to build the Present Perfect Progressive: have/has, been, 1. form of the verb + ing - form

 

When do you use the Present Perfect Progressive: 

•  the action is emphasized, not the result
•  Action continuing to the past

Examples: He has been eating at In-N-Out all day long.                 

                  I haven´t been seeing my host family for a long time.

                  Have you been traveling around the US for 1 year?