ESL worksheets and activities: Present Perfect continuous

Resource centre - Present perfect continuous

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Aim	To highlight the difference between the present perfect simple and continuous tenses
Activity	Students compare sentences
Organisation	Pair work
Preparation	Make enough copies of the activity for the number of students in your class
What do I do?	1 Divide students into pairs and hand out the activity. 2 Students compare the two sentences in each pair and discuss the difference in meaning. 3 Feedback as a class, highlighting the differences in meaning

I’ve written the report.
I’ve been writing the report.

We’ve visited our offices overseas.
We’ve been visiting our offices overseas.

She’s worked in Moscow, but now she’s in London.
She’s been working in Moscow, but her usual base is in London.

He’s read the newspaper.
He’s been reading the newspaper.

ESL worksheets and activities - Present perfect continuous

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