Present Perfect vs Continuous Present Perfect vs Continuous
Present Perfect
Употребляем, когда:
действие произошло в прошлом, но имеет результат в настоящем.
говорим о действиях за период времени с к.-л. момента в прошлом до настоящего момента.
сообщаем новости.
Акцент на результате деятельности.
Вопрос обычно: «что сделал?»
have + Ved/V3
Часто можно задать вопрос:
«how many, how much?»
- We can eat now. I‘ve made us some sandwiches.
- The car is OK now. John‘s repaired it.
- How many countries have your parents visited?
- How much money has David saved?
- My friends have just run 5 km! This team has played at least 30 games.
- How many English words have you learnt today?
- Dave is a writer. He has written 8 books so far.
- How much of that book has Kate read?
- Oh, I’m so sorry!! I‘ve just eaten all your chocolates!!!
Present Perfect Continuous
Употребляем, когда:
действие произошло в прошлом, но имеет результат в настоящем.
говорим о действиях за период времени с к.-л. момента прошлого до настоящего момента.
Акцент на самой деятельности, процессе.
Вопрос всегда: «что делал?»
have + been + Ving
Часто можно задать вопрос:
«how long?»
- 1. I’m so hot. I‘ve been cooking all morning.
- 2. My hands are dirty. I‘ve been repairing the car all day.
- The children are sweaty. They‘ve been playing football for 5 hours!
- Laura is tired. She‘s been writing her book all night.
- How long have you been learning English?
- Or…How long has Kate been reading that book?
- How long have your parents been travelling around the world?
- Or…How long has David been saving money?
- My friends are out of breath! They have been running.
- I am getting fat! I‘ve been eating too much recently!
Имеем в виду, что некоторые глаголы не употребляются
со временами группы Continuous.
Тогда предложение строится в Present Perfect.
(I’ve known Sam for 15 years — правильно,
I’ve been knowing Sam for 15 years — неправильно.)