Present Perfect Vs. Present Perfect Continuous

What are the present perfect simple and continuous tenses?

• Past to present tenses using have plus a past participle

• Future tenses using will plus a base verb

• Present tenses using be plus a present participle

• Past tenses using had plus a past participle

True or False: The present perfect continuous has a use that is the same as the present perfect simple.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: “I’ve been working as an accountant for ______ years.”

• Eight

• Five

• Ten

• Two

True or False: The present perfect continuous can always be used the same as the present perfect simple.

• True

• False

Why can’t the present perfect continuous always be used the same as the present perfect simple?

• Because of its continuous form, the present perfect continuous cannot usually be used with state verbs.

• Because the present perfect continuous is only used for future actions.

• Because the present perfect continuous is only used for completed actions.

• Because the present perfect continuous is only used for actions that haven’t happened yet.

Which of the following is a state verb?

• Run

• Jump

• Know

• Swim

True or False: The present perfect simple looks at completed actions, and often counts how many or how much.

• True

• False

True or False: The present perfect continuous tends to see one action in duration, and cares about how long.

• True

• False

Who won the Grammar Gameshow?

• Mike

• Mya

• Will

• Leslie

What was the prize for winning the Grammar Gameshow?

• A car

• A trip around the world

• A toothbrush

• A million dollars