1. Present Perfect Simple/Continuous
TASK INFORMATION
SUBJECT
Present Perfect Simple/Continuous
DURATION
+/- 50 minutes
DEADLINE
This hour

2. Can you do this? Delete me for answers
The following exercise will test if your knowledge of the to be explained grammar is sufficient. If not, no problem. The other exercises will broaden your understanding.
1 I _______________________ (practice) mathematics for 30 minutes. 15 to go.
2 Bob _______________________ (run) 10 km.
3 The children _______________________ (paint) a painting for you. Do you like it?
4 The dog _______________________ (bark) since midnight.
5 We _______________________ (miss) the bus twice this week.
6 They _______________________ (love) opera since they were little.
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1 I have been practicing (practice) mathematics for 30 minutes. 15 to go.
2 Bob has run (run) 10 km.
3 The children have painted (paint) a painting for you. Do you like it?
4 The dog has been barking (bark) since midnight.
5 We have missed (miss) the bus twice this week.
6 They have loved opera since they were little.

3. ANSWERS ANSWERS 2 3 TASK 1 | PERIOD 7
Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
ANSWERS 2
Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Continuous
Form
1 Take a look at the following sentences.
2 Drag the boxes to the right sentences.
3 Answer the question below the sentences.
Present Perfect Simple
He has written five books.
She has run five laps.
It has eaten two times already.
I have painted this room.
We have been to Australia two times.
You have built three houses.
They have liked opera since they were little.
He has been writing books.
She has been running laps
It has been eating cookies all day.
I have been painting for hours.
We have been touring Australia.
You have been building for months.
They have been listening to it for years.
Present Perfect Continuous
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He has written five books.
She has run five laps.
It has eaten two times already.
I have painted this room.
We have been to Australia two times.
You have built three houses.
They have liked opera since they were little.
He has been writing books.
She has been running laps
It has been eating cookies all day.
I have been painting for hours.
We have been touring Australia.
You have been building for months.
They have been listening to it for years.
Build the rules on how to write the PrPe Simple and the PrPe Continuous using the blocks below
Present Perfect Continuous:
Present Perfect Simple:
Insert boxes here to form the rule on how to write the tense
have
have
Past participle
has
has
been
ing + /
infinitive verb + / + +
Build the rules on how to write the PrPe Simple and the PrPe Continuous using the blocks below
ANSWERS 3
Present Perfect Simple:
have /
has +
Past participle
Present Perfect Continuous:
have /
has +
been +
inf. verb +
ing

4. REFRESH MEMORY ANSWERS 1
When do you choose have, and when do you choose has? Explain: How do you make the past participle?
ANSWERS 1
Has is used when the subject is a(n):
Have is used when the subject is a(n):
Past Participle (voltooid deelwoord)
I, we, you, they
She/he/it
infinitive verb (walk, talk, laugh) + ed / 3rd form irregular verb (done, seen)

5. Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
TASK 1 | PERIOD 7
Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
Form
1 In what shorter (contractions) way can you write the bolded part in the
sentences below?
He has been writing books. … been writing books.
She has written five books … written five books It has been crying for hours. … been crying for hours.
I have been painting for hours. … been painting for hours.
We have painted this room. … painted this room.
They have been lying to us. … been lying to us.
You have been watching tv all day. … been watching tv all day.
ANSWERS 1
He has been writing books. He’s been writing books.
She has written five books She’s written five books It has been crying for hours. It’s been crying for hours.
I have been painting for hours. I’ve been painting for hours.
We have painted this room. We’ve painted this room.
They have been lying to us. They’ve been lying to us.
You have been watching tv all day. You’ve been watching tv all day.

6. Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous
1 Take a look at these examples and come up with a verb in which the same happens
Present Perfect Simple
I cry  I have cried
I stop  I have stopped
I Like  I have liked
Present Perfect Continuous
write  writ_ing
run  running
…  …
…  …
ANSWERS 1
For example..
dry  dried
tap  tapped
create  created
make  making
stop  stopping

7. Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
TASK 1 | PERIOD 7
Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
ANSWERS
You are now going to find out when to use which form of the present perfect:
(continuous/simple)
1 Tag the sentences with the tags on the right
Meaning
The sentence says something about how long something has been going on.
We’ve been working on this project for weeks. .
The sentence says something about something that started in the past and has ended.
The sentence says something about a state that you have been in. For example a trip, an opinion, an illness or a belief.
The sentence says something about a state that you have been in. For example a trip, an opinion, an illness or a belief.
I have hated spinach all my life!
The sentence says something something that started in the past and lasts up to now. Sometimes with irritation
Aarrgh.. There you are. Finally. I have been waiting here for 30 minutes!
I have had many jobs in my life. I think I will travel for a while now.
I have been in China a lot this year.

8. Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
ANSWERS
TASK 1 | PERIOD 7
Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
You are now going to find out when to use which form of the present perfect:
(continuous/simple)
1 Tag the sentences with the tags on the right
Meaning
The sentence says something what happened.
The sentence says something about how often something happened
I have seen her 5 times this week. .
The sentence says something the result of an action.
The sentence says something what happened.
What did you do? Oh, we’ve been painting.
The sentence says something about a state that you have been in. For example a trip, an opinion, an illness or a belief.
The sentence says something about how long something has been going on.
I have been seeing her in between classes for a month now. I really like her.
I´ve been biting my nails.
What did you paint? We’ve painted a picture of our family.
I have had the fever for a while now.

9. ANSWERS 1 Happened in the past, affects now
Started in the past, still going on.
Is it a state? (illness, trip, opinion, belief etc.)
Does it say how long?
Does it say how often?
Does it focus on activity?
Does it focus on result?
TASK 1 | PERIOD 7
Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
Form
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Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Continuous
ANSWERS 1
Does it say how often?
I have painted five chairs.
Does it say how long?
I have been painting for hours
Does it focus on result?
I have painted the living room
Does it focus on activity?
I have been thinking about her.
Happened in the past, affects now
I have been convicted for murder.
Started in the past, still going on.
I have been dating him for three months now.
Is it a state?
am (zijn), have, hate, love like him, believe in aliens etc.
Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Continuous

10. Study slide 7,8 and 9 before starting on slide 11

11. Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
TASK 1 | PERIOD 7
Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
1 Tick the correct boxes
PRACTICE
☐ I have been baking a cake but it’s not done yet.
☐ I have baked a cake but It’s not done yet.
☐ I have been taking selfies. They are gorgeous.
☐ I have taken selfies. They are gorgeous.
☐ I have been playing Trivia Crack all afternoon.
☐ I have played Trivia Crack all afternoon.
☐ She has been doing her homework. She handed it in yesterday.
☐ She has done her homework. She handed it in yesterday.
☐ She has been stealing from the register at work. She got caught by the manager last year.
☐ She has stolen from the register at work. She got caught by the manager last year.
☐ I have been trying to contact insurance at least twenty times.
☐ I have tried to contact insurance at least twenty times.
☐ I have been disliking Charly Charly since it began.
☐ I have disliked Charly Charly since it began.
ANSWERS

12. ANSWERS TASK 3 | PERIOD 6 Possessions Do the following exercises
Practice
Do the following exercises
Tom: Hi Ana. I ______________________(try)  to ring you several times today. Where ______________________  (you / be) ?
Ana: I  ______________________ (be)  at home all the time. But I  ______________________ (clean)  the house all day, so maybe I didn't hear the phone ring.
Tom:  ______________________ (you / clean)  everything now?
Ana: No, not yet. I  ______________________ (tidy / not)  up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?
Tom: Don't you remember? Jane ______________________  (invited)  us to her birthday party and we  ______________________ (buy / not)  a present for her yet.
Ana: Oh, that's right.  ______________________ (you / find out / already)  what she wants?
Tom: Well, she  ______________________ (learn)  Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next holiday in Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.
Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre. I  ______________________ (see)  some nice books about Mexico there recently.
ANSWERS

13. TEST YOURSELF