Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect

We _____ tennis.

• haven't played

• hasn't played

• have played

• haven't playyed

Where _____ you _____ recently?

• haven't/been

• hasn't/been

• have/been

• have/were

(-) My sister _____ the house so far.

• hasn't left

• hasn't leaved

• hasn't leave

• haven't left

We use it for duration from the Past until now

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

We use it for an action or situation that began sometime in the past and continues into the present time.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We often use the words "lately" or "recently" to emphasize this meaning.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

We use it for an action that finished in the very recent past, expressed by ‘just’.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

We normally use the _____ to emphasise that something is still continuing in the present.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

We do not normally use the _____ with stative verbs. We use the present perfect simple instead

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

We use it for an action when the time is not important.

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous