Simple past vs present perfect continuous

PAOLA ANDREA MONDRAGON RIOSPAOLA FERNANDEZ CEPEDAJENNIFER AGREDO FAJARDO

SIMPLE PAST VS

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

COMPARASION

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

"USE THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS FOR ACTIONS THAT ESTART IN THE PAST AND CONTINUE INTO THE PRESENT"

[has/have + been + present participle]

You have been waiting here

for two hours

Have you been waiting here for two

hours?

You have not been waiting here for two

hours.

SIMPLE PAST

"Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past"

[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs

You called Debbie Did you call Debbie? You did not call

Debbie.

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SENTENCES QUESTION ANSWERSENTENCES QUESTION ANSWER

IRREGULAR VERBS

MORE…Most Verbs Irregular Verbs

To Be

Modal verbs behave very strangely in the Simple Past. The most important verb to remember is "must." Notice how it becomes "had to" in the Simple Past."Must" becomes "had to":I must call my wife now. I had to call my wife yesterday

Modal Verbs

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS FORM

SIMPLE PAST

• I saw a movie yesterday.• I didn't see a play yesterday.• Last year, I traveled to Japan.• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.• Did you have dinner last night? • She washed her car.• He didn't wash his car.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

• You have been waiting here for two hours.• Have you been waiting here for two hours?• You have not been waiting here for two hours. • They have been talking for the last hour.• She has been working at that company for three years.• What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes? • James has been teaching at the university since June.• We have been waiting here for over two hours! • Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last

three days?

IRREGULAR VERBS

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