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Present Perfect Simple\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Have\" in present simple + <\/span>past participle<\/span><\/p>

The past participle and past simple (regular affirmative verbs) have the same form.<\/p>

I, you we, they have (not)<\/span> lived, worked, played ...<\/span><\/p>

He, she, it has (not)<\/span> lived, worked, played...<\/span><\/p>

Have (not)<\/span> I, you, we, they lived, worked, played...<\/span>?<\/p>

Has (not)<\/span> he, she, it lived, worked, played...<\/span>?<\/p>

There are a lot of irregular past participles.<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Have <\/span>you been<\/span> to paris? No, I haven't<\/span>.<\/p>

He hasn't<\/span> finished <\/span>his homework.<\/p>

They've played<\/span> basket ball 3 times this week.<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Present Perfect Continuous\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Be in present perfect + <\/span>verb+ing<\/span><\/p>

I, you we, they have (not)<\/span> been <\/span>living<\/span>, working<\/span>, playing <\/span>...<\/p>

He, she, it has (not)<\/span> been <\/span>living<\/span>, working<\/span>, playing <\/span>...<\/p>

Have (not)<\/span> I, you, we, they been <\/span>living<\/span>, working<\/span>, playing <\/span>...?<\/p>

Has (not)<\/span> he, she, it been <\/span>living<\/span>, working<\/span>, playing <\/span>...?<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Haven't<\/span> you been<\/span> running<\/span>? No, I haven't<\/span>.<\/p>

He's<\/span> (has<\/span>) been<\/span> living in Paris for 3 years.<\/p>

They've<\/span> been<\/span> seeing <\/span>each other ever since.<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Present Perfect has always a connection with now.<\/span><\/p>

From past<\/span> (= perfect<\/span>) to present <\/span>(still true or not) (We don\u2019t know\/say when)<\/p>

In my life until now (We don\u2019t know\/say when)<\/p>

Recent actions with consequence on the present<\/p>

(often used with \"So far, yet, just , already, recently, ever, never\u2026\")<\/p>

Present perfect simple <\/span>: how many times in your life, from past to present still true or just finished, already, just,
yet ..., the action has a consequence on the present,<\/p>

Present perfect continuous <\/span>: progressive from past to present still true or we don't know<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I've<\/span> been<\/span> to Paris three times. (how many times in my life until now)<\/p>

He's<\/span> had<\/span> several cup of coffees today, (From beginning of the day until now, the day is not finished, he may have more cups of coffees)<\/p>

I haven't<\/span> finished <\/span>yet (consequence: it is not over now)<\/p>

We've<\/span> just finished <\/span>(consequence: it is over)<\/p>

They've <\/span>been <\/span>living<\/span> in Paris for 3 years. (progressive from past to present, still true)<\/p>

The simple form focuses on the result of an action whereas the continuous form focuses on the process of the action :<\/span><\/p>

She's<\/span> painted<\/span> the wall. ( consequence : It is finished)<\/p>

She's <\/span>been<\/span> painting<\/span> the wall (we don't know if it is finished or not)<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Exercises<\/h3>\n \n
\n \n Full lesson and exercises<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n Simple or Continuous 1<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n Answers<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n Simple or Continuous 2<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n Answers<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Past simple vs Present perfect\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The main difference between the two is that the Past Simple<\/span> refers to the Past only<\/span> with a precise past context and The Present perfect<\/span> takes into consideration both past and present<\/span> but with no reference to when<\/span> it happened. With the P<\/span>ast simple<\/span>, we know when<\/span> the action happened (from the context or precising a past moment)<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I played <\/span>basket ball yesterday (we say when it happened)<\/p>

When I was<\/span> a child, I went<\/span> to Paris. I thaught<\/span> the city was great and I loved<\/span> the food... (a past context is put and then the following actions in the following sentences agree with the context)<\/p>

I've been to Paris when I was a child<\/del><\/p>

She's <\/span>been<\/span> to Paris twice this year.(from past to present, the year is not finished, we don't say\/know when she went exactly)<\/p>

I did <\/span>my homework this afternoon, (we say when)<\/p>

I've<\/span> done<\/span> my homework. (recently finished but we don't say when)<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Exercises<\/h3>\n \n
\n \n Full lesson (in spanish) + exercises<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n Present perfect\/Past simple 1<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n Present perfect\/Past simple 2<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n Answers 1<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n Answers 2<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Past Perfect Simple\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Have\" in past simple + <\/span>past participle<\/span><\/p>

I, you we, they had (not)<\/span> lived, worked, played ...<\/span><\/p>

Had (not)<\/span> I, you, he ,she, it we, they lived, worked, played...?<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Past Perfect Continuous\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"Be\" in past perfect + <\/span>verb+ing<\/span><\/p>

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had (not)<\/span> been <\/span>living<\/span>, working<\/span>, playing ...<\/span><\/p>

Had (not)<\/span> I, you, he, she, it we, they been <\/span>living<\/span>, working<\/span>, playing <\/span>...?<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Same use as Present perfect but in a past context. Instead of \"from past to present\" it's \"from a past moment to another later past moment\".<\/strong><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I'd (had)<\/span> been<\/span> to Paris three times before I came to live here. (how many times in my life before another later past moment )<\/p>

He'd<\/span> had<\/span> several cup of coffees that day, (From beginning of a past day until the end of the day)<\/p>

I hadn't<\/span> finished <\/span>yet (consequence: it was not over then)<\/p>

We'd<\/span> just finished<\/span> (consequence: it was over)<\/p>

They'd <\/span>been <\/span>living<\/span> in Paris for 3 years when the war was declared. (progressive from past to another past)<\/p>

The simple form focuses on the result of an action whereas the continuous form focuses on the process of the action :<\/span><\/p>

She'd<\/span> painted<\/span> the wall. ( consequence : It is finished)<\/p>

She'd <\/span>been<\/span> painting<\/span> the wall (we don't know if it was finished or not)<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Exercises<\/h3>\n \n
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