TTO2 Present perfect vs. present perfect continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today

- Video to practise your listening skills 

-Grammar revision

Goal: after this lesson you know the difference between I have done and I have been doing 

Watch the following video with James Corden and answer the questions.

00:36

What is the name of the tour?

02:16

Flash photography is allowed as long as they

1. tag him on all the photos
2. don’t post it on social media
3. don’t tag him on the photos
4. use a good camera

03:21

What is the name of the coffee shop they pass?

1. Starbucks
2. Coffee Bean
3. Café Nero
4. Black Coffee

04:43

Whose holiday house are they passing?

1. Barbara Bush
2. Barbara Kleinfeld
3. Barbara Lewinski
4. Barbara Streisand

05:37

Why can’t Josh use the bathroom?

1. He wasn’t in the Avengers film
2. There is no toilet on the bus
3. Someone else is on the toilet
4. He wasn’t in 3 Marvel films

05:50

What do the Avengers reply when James asks: ‘Does anyone die in the next Avengers movie?

1. Ditches are for the snitches
2. oooh, we won’t tell
3. . Snitches are thrown in ditches
4. Snitches end up in ditches

08:19

Which film was James in and no-one wants him to sign any merchandise of?

1. Spiderman
2. Ironman
3. Peter Rabbit
4. Harry Potter

09:54

Bonus question: How many Avengers actors were on the bus during the tour?

GRAMMAR REVISION 

Goals:

• Explain when to use Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Present Perfect

Present perfect continuous

Have/Has been

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Verb (ww)

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ing

Present Perfect Continuous

How does it work?

Sentences that illustrate difference between the present perfect and present perfect continuous (1):

I’ve been decorating the house this summer (P.P.C).
The focus is on the action taking place – decorating – and the action is unfinished.

I’ve painted the house blue (P.P).
The focus is on the finished result. The activity is finished but we can see the result now.

Sentences that illustrate difference between the present perfect and present perfect continuous (2):

It has been raining for the past two days (P.P.C)

You emphasise the fact that something has been happening a lot recently.

I have worked here for most of my life (P.P.)

This action has started in the past and is still ongoing at present.

Let's practice!

Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets. Think about whether you need to use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.

_____ (they/arrive) already?

I ____ (clean) all morning! I'm fed up with it!

The students ____ (finish) their exams. They're very happy.

Luke ____ (never/be) abroad.

I ____ (read) your book all day. It's interesting, but I'm only on chapter 4.

I ____ (have) my dog for 4 years.

It ____ (not/rain) for three hours! Only about one hour.

For the next exercise ...

Complete the sentences with the verb play in the correct tense. 

He _____ (play) music for more than 40 years.

He _____ (play) hundreds of concerts.

Complete the rules and match them with the correct sentence.

He has been playing music for more than 40 years.

He has played hundreds of concerts.

continuous

simple

1

2

Do you understand the difference between the present perfect simple and continuous?

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Now practice by yourself!

Do grammar ex. 3+4 and vocabulary ex. 1 on p. 53