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The Present perfect vs The Present Perfect Continuous

Grammar:  Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous


📌 We use the Present Perfect Continuous for an action that started in the past and still continues in the present. 


have / has + ( Not)


Been


verb + ing


Example:

We haven't been doing much in our free time.


He hasn't been playing basketball on the court.


 📌 To talk about a repeated action in the past, we must use the present perfect, not the present continuous.

Example:

I've eaten my food already 


I've been eaten my food already.



📌 If you're using for or since to indicate a specific period of time in the past, you can use the Present Perfect and also the Present Perfect Continuous. They have the same meaning!

Example: 

You have been playing baseball since you were a child.

=

You have played baseball since you were a child.



📌 Sometimes some sentences do not indicate a specific time in the past. Use the Present Perfect Continuous for an action that is still happening. Use the Present Perfect for a completed action. These two sentences have different meanings.

Example:

I have been reading GraceFit's blog. I'm really enjoying it. ( the action is ongoing.) (You are still reading the blog.)

=/

I have read GraceFit's blog. It was excellent ( the action is complete)(You finish reading the blog) 


 📌 To emphasize that an action has been happening in the recent past up to now, use words like lately and recently with the  Present Perfect Continuous.


Example: 


I've been working out a lot recently.
Recently I've been working out more.


📌 As with other continuous tenses, do not use stative verbs like ( hear, like, and own) with the Present Perfect Continuous. Use the
Present Perfect instead. 

Example:


I have been owning that car for seven years.


I have owned that car for seven years.


📌 If you want to talk about a repeated action in the past, use the
Present Perfect, not the Present Perfect Continuous.


I've been taking this test two times already.


I've taken this test two times already.


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