Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

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Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous

How does it work?

Present perfect / present perfect continuous

Zowel de present perfect als de present perfect continuous kan worden gebruikt voor dingen die in het verleden zijn begonnen en nog steeds gaande zijn.

- We have worked on our essays since noon.
- We have been working on our essays since noon.

Present perfect continuous: wat is de vorm?

Present perfect continous

have/has + been + ww + ing.

I have been waiting for your answer for hours now!

Present perfect continuous (1)

Als de nadruk op de tijdsduur ligt: de spreker vindt iets lang duren (irritatie/trots). 

Er staat dan ook vaak een tijdsaanduiding in de zin (for hours, all day, for a long time now).

Present perfect continuous (2)

Om aan te geven dat iets in het heden het gevolg is van iets wat in het verleden is gebeurd of begonnen. 

Er staat in dit geval vaak géén tijdsaanduiding in de zin.

My parents _____ the walls of my bedroom blue.

1. have been painting
2. have painted

I______ the house this summer.

1. have been decorating
2. have decorated

I _____ that book you lent me. I finished it yesterday.

1. am reading
2. has read
3. have read
4. will read

I _____ that book you lent me. I have still got another 50 pages to read.

1. read
2. have read
3. have been reading
4. have reading

She ______ on her drawing for 3 hours now.

1. worked
2. have worked
3. has worked
4. has been working

I usually work in London but I_____ in Birmingham for the last 3 weeks.

1. have worked
2. have been working

I _____ here before. I temporarily switched jobs ten years ago, but now I am back.

1. have been working
2. have worked

He ______ soccer in the courtyard all afternoon.

1. has played
2. has been playing

He _____tennis since he was a little boy.

1. has played
2. has been playing

The weather forecasts had predicted otherwise, but it ______ for the past two hours.

1. has rained
2. has been raining

Daniel... _______? You look exhausted!

1. have you run
2. have you been running

Tips!

Het grootste verschil tussen de Present Perfect (PP) & de Present Perfect Continuous (PPC):

Bij de PP gaat het om een eenmalige gebeurtenis, bij de PPC niet.

Bij de PPC ligt er nadruk op tijdsduur, bij de PP niet!

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