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Present Perfect vs.Present Perfect vs.

Present ProgressivePresent ProgressiveReview experiences with present perfect;relate activities in present progressive.

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Is it an experience or a situation?

Present Perfect

• For experience:

1. The students havelearned how to use

their computers.2. They already havememorized theirlog-ins.

Present Continuous• For temporaryevents:

1. However, the

students arelearning vocabulary.

2. Therefore, they

still are memorizing lots of new words.

Can you see the difference betweenexperience and temporary events?

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Temporary situations are progressive.

• Use continuous toquestion about now.Use do, sit, study, go,and hope.

1. __ you __ English now?2. What __ Abdul __ 

today?

3. Where __ you __ afterclass?4. Why __ all the students

 __ down?5. Who __ Joe __ to

meet?

What is the dadplanning to do?

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Experience questions are perfect.• Use perfect to ask

about experience:• Use finish, enter,

live, study,1. How many years __ 

 you __ English?2. How much school __  you __?

3. Where __ Gloria __ before here?

4. Why __ Tomas _______ college?

Does the fortune cookie tellthe man’s experience?

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For ongoing experience, usepresent perfect progressive.

• Use present perfectprogressive forongoing experiences.

1. It is difficult to drivethe car because the

wind has been blowing hard all day.2. Ted has been looking 

for the perfect jobfor almost a year.

3. How long have youbeen studying English?

What kind of birthday experienceis the woman in the picture having?

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Present Perfect Progressive

• Use it for repeatedactions started past.• Use hit, throw, jump

1. The football players

 __ each other hard.2. The baseball players __ the ball.

3. The basketballplayers __ for the

ball.

What kind of experience isthe woman pictured having?

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Read the counter clock in the black box above.Read the counter clock in the black box above.

How many seconds has the counter been on?How many seconds has the counter been on?

It __ on for ___ seconds.It __ on for ___ seconds.

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If the bank blew up at midnight, and it isnow ten o’clock, how long has money beenfalling?

Money has been falling for __ hours.Money __ since __ .

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Present Perfect Continuous• Use it for actions

that have stoppedrecently and we cansee a sign fromthat action.

1. Kelly has been

working all nightwith the report. Means the reportisn’t completed andshe looks tired.

2. It has been raining. Means it’s notraining, but theground still is wet.Does Kelly need

a new job?

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• Present perfect isfor experience:

• It is about how manytimes someone hasdone something:

1. She has cooked andcleaned all day.

2. We have met twice aweek for two months.

3. The students havelearned a lot thissemester.

• Present progressive isongoing:

• It is about what ishappening currently andtemporarily:

1. How long have you been

online?2. I have been reading

online for an hour.

3. The student has beenreading a lot.

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Can you use the right verb tense?

1. Where are thestudents (go) ___?

2. How many years ____  you ____ (study)___?

3. When is Maria

(come)___ to class?4. How much _____ you

(prepare)____ for thevocabulary quizzes?

5. After you finishcollege, what job ____  you (go)____ to do?

Has Phillip had a goodday at school?

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Can you use academic words?

• Words: administration,authority, consistent, indicate,and previous.

1. Are your quiz scores __ or not?2. Does a president have much __?3. Can you __ the meaning of core?

4. In which city was your __ home?5. Which city has the __ of the US?

Have you learnedthe vocabulary yet?