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Present Perfect Simple – Present Perfect Progressive or continuous
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently,but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.
Form of Present Perfect
  | Positive | Negative | Question |
I / you / we / they | I have spoken. | I have not spoken. |Have I spoken? |
he / she / it | He has spoken. | He has not spoken. | Has he spoken? |

For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column page 125). For regularverbs, just add “ed”.
The present perfect progressive expresses an action that recently stopped or is still going on. It puts emphasis on the duration or course of the action.
Form of PresentPerfect Progressive
  | Positive | Negative | Question |
I / you / we / they | I have been speaking. | I have not been speaking. | Have I been speaking? |
he / she / it | He has been speaking. | Hehas not been speaking. | Has he been speaking? |
Use
* Both tenses are used to express that an action began in the past and is still going on or has just finished.
* In many cases, bothforms are correct, but there is often a difference in meaning:
* We use the Present Perfect Simple mainly to express that an action is completed or to emphasise the result.
* We use thePresent Perfect Progressive to emphasise the duration or continuous course of an action.

Name: Activity # 3
Course:
Exercise on Present Perfect Simple
Put the verbs into the correct form(present perfect simple).
1. I (not / work) __________________________ today.
2. We (buy) __________________________ a new lamp.
3. We (not / plan) __________________________ our holiday yet.4. Where (be / you) __________________________ ?
5. He (write) __________________________ five letters.
6. She (not / see) __________________________ him for a long time.
7. (Be / you)...