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StudyTips
(/en/cram- PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive
up/learning) irregularverbs:formof'have'+3rdcolumnof formof'have'+been+verb+ing
DailyEnglish irregularverbs
(/en/cram-up/daily- Example: I/you/we/theyhavespoken Example: I/you/we/theyhavebeen
he/she/ithasspoken speaking
english)
regularverbs:formof'have'+infinitive+ed he/she/ithasbeenspeaking
ReadOn Example: I/you/we/theyhaveworked
he/she/ithasworked
Countries
(/en/read- Exceptions

on/countries) Exceptionswhenadding'ed': Exceptionswhenadding'ing':

Animals/Sports whenthefinalletterise,onlyaddd silenteisdropped.(but:doesnotapplyfor
(/en/read- Example: love-loved Example:come-com
on/animals) afterashort,stressedvowel,thefinal aber:agree-agr
consonantisdoubled afterashort,stressedvowel,thefinal
Literature
Example: admit-admitted consonantisdoubled
(/en/read-
finallisalwaysdoubledinBritishEnglish(not Example:sit-sitting
on/literature) inAmericanEnglish) afteravowel,thefinalconsonant
Example: travel-travelled inBritishEnglish(butnotinAmericanEnglish).
Business
afteraconsonant,finalybecomesi(but:not Example:travel-trave
Communication afteravowel) finaliebecomes

(/en/business- Example: worry-worried Example:lie-l

but:play-played
english/communication)
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E-Cards(/en/chill- Bothtensesareusedtoexpressthatanactionbegan
out/ecards) inthepastandisstillgoingonorhasjustfinished.In
manycases,bothformsarecorrect,butthereisoften
ChatwithEgon
adifferenceinmeaning:WeusethePresent Perfect
(/en/chill- Simplemainlytoexpressthatanactioniscompletedor
out/chat/egon-bot) toemphasisetheresult.WeusethePresent Perfect
Progressivetoemphasisethedurationorcontinuous
TakeOn courseofanaction.
Newsletter
Resultorduration?
(/en/newsletter)
Calendar2017 Doyouwanttoexpresswhathashappenedsofaror
howlonganactionhasbeengoingonyet?
(/en/take-
on/calendar?2017) PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive

TeachIn Result(what/howmuch/howoften) Duration(howlong)

Ihavewritten5letters./IhavebeentoLondon Ihavebeenwritingforanhour.
CulturalStudies twice.
(/en/teach-
in/cultural-studies) Certainverbs
Lessons(/en/teach-
ThefollowingverbsareusuallyonlyusedinPresent
in/lessons) PerfectSimple(notintheprogressiveform).
state:be,have(forpossessiononly)
Example:Wehavebeenonholidayfortwoweeks.

senses:feel,hear,see,smell,taste,touch
Example:Hehastouchedthepainting.

brainwork:believe,know,think,understand
Example:Ihaveknownhimfor3years.

Emphasisoncompletionorduration?
Doyouwanttoemphasisethecompletionofanaction
oritscontinuouscourse(howhassomebodyspenthis
time)?

PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive

Emphasisoncompletion Emphasisonduration

Ihavedonemyhomework.(Meaning: My Ihavebeendoingmyhomework.
homework is completed now.) how I have spent my time. It does not matter whether
the homework is completed now.)

Resultorsideeffect?
Doyouwanttoexpressthatacompletedactionledto
adesiredresultorthattheactionhadanunwanted
sideeffect?

PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive

desiredresult unwantedsideeffect

Ihavewashedthecar.(Result: The car is clean now.) Whyareyousowet?-Ihavebeenwashingthe

car.(side effect: I became wet when I was washing
the car. It does not matter whether the car is clean
now.)

Time+negation:lasttimeorbeginningofan
action?
Innegativesentences:Doyouwanttoexpresshow
muchtimehaspastsincethelasttimetheactiontook
placeorsincethebeginningoftheaction?

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PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive

sincethelasttime sincethebeginning
Ihaven'tplayedthatgameforyears.(Meaning: It's Ihaven'tbeenplayingthatgameforanhour,only
years ago that I last played that game.) for10minutes.
that I started to play that game.)

Permanentortemporary?
Ifanactionisstillgoingonandwewanttoexpress
thatitisapermanentsituation,wewouldusuallyuse
thePresentPerfectSimple.Fortemporarysituations,
wewouldpreferthePresentPerfectProgressive.This
isnotarule,however,onlyatendency.

PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive

permanent
Jameshaslivedinthistownfor10years.(Meaning:
He is a permanent resident of this town.)
temporary
Jameshasbeenlivinghereforayear.
This situation is only temporary. Maybe he is an
exchange student and only here for one or two
years.)

Signalwords

PresentPerfectSimple PresentPerfectProgressive

howoften howlong
...times since
for

ExercisesonPresentPerfectSimpleand
PresentPerfectProgressive
Resultorduration:Exercise1(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises),
Exercise2(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex02)
Certainverbs:Exercise3(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex03)

Completionorduration:Exercise4(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex04),
Exercise5(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex05)
Resultorsideeffect:Exercise6(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex06),
Exercise7(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex07)
Sincethelasttimeorsincethebeginning:Exercise8
(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex08),Exercise9(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex09)

MixedExercises:Exercise10(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex10),
Exercise11(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/exercises?ex11)

TestsonPresentPerfectSimpleandPresent
PerfectProgressive
Test1(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/tests?test1)
Test2(/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-
preperpro/tests?test2)

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