1. COMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR III
Present Perfect and Present Perfect
Progressive
Mgs. Paúl González T.
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2. PRESENT PERFECT: SINCE and FOR
(unit 16)
 You can use the present perfect to
talk about things that happened at an
indefinite time in the past.
They’ve traveled to Manta. (You don’t
know exactly when)
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3.  Use the present perfect with since or for
to talk about something that began in the
past and continues into the present (and
may continue into the future).
 Roberto has been rich since 2005.
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4.  Use since + point in time to show when
something started.
I have played chess since I was a child.
 Use for + length of time to show how
long something has lasted.
Joe has sold computers for a long time.

5. PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
AND PRESENT PERFECT (unit 19)
 We often use the present perfect to talk
about how much someone has done, how
many things someone has done, or how
many times someone has done something.
I’ve learned a lot about it.
He’s written three articles.
She’s read that article twice.

6.  We can also use the present perfect
progressive to talk about how long
something has been happening.
He’s been learning English for 6 months.
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understand.html

7.  The present perfect progressive often
shows that something is unfinished. It
started in the past and is still continuing.
The emphasis is on the continuation of the
action.
I’ve been reading a book about insects.
(I’m still reading it.)

8.  The present perfect often shows that
something is finished. The emphasis is
on the result of the action.
I’ve read a book about insects.
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9.  We often use the present perfect
progressive to show that something is
temporary.
They’ve been living here since 1995, but
they’re moving next month.
 We can use the present perfect to show
that something is permanent.
They’ve lived here since they were children.
They’ve always lived there.

10.  Sometimes you can use either the
present perfect progressive or the
present perfect. This is especially true
with verbs such as live, study, teach,
and work with for or since.
He’s been working at UTPL for 6 years.
He’s worked at UTPL for 6 years.

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