Cross out one incorrect word in each sentence
Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous usage

1. Present Perfect.

Have/has + V3.

Example: We have seen this film before.

He has already done his homework.

Have you seen this film before? / We haven't (have not) seen this film before.

Has he already done his homework? / He hasn't done his homework yet.

We use the Present Perfect:

1. 1. For something that started in the past and continues in the present: They have been married for five years.
2. 2. To talk about our experience up to present: He has written two books and he's working on his third one now.
3. 3. For something that happened in the past but is important in the present: Mum isn't at home, I think she has gone to work.

Time expressions used with the Present Perfect: for, since, yet, never, always, so far, many times, lately, recently, already.

2. Present Perfect Continuous.

Have/has been + V-ing.

Example: We have been living in Moscow for all our lives.

She has been working in Zara for the last three years.

Have you been living in Moscow for all your lives? / We haven't (have not) been living in Moscow for all our lives.

Has she been working in Zara for the last three years? She hasn't (has not) been working in Zara for the last three years.

We use the Present Perfect Continuous:

2. 1. To emphasise that something is still continuing in the present: It has been raining for hours.

Note: We do not use the Present Perfect Continuous with stative verbs. We use the present perfect simple instead: I've always liked Amanda.

Time expressions used with the Present Perfect: for, since, lately, recently.

1. I
   • have
   • been
   • done
   • my

homework, so now I'm going to watch a new episode of my favourite TV series.
2. She
* 's
* have
* posted

over a hundred videos on TikTok this month!
3. I met Vanessa last year. I
* haven't
* seen
* her
* since
* for
* then

.
4. Is she new in the group? I
* haven't
* never
* met
* her
* before

.
5. * Have
* you
* ever
* seen

my smartphone? I can't find it anywhere!
6. Have you
* never
* been
* to

Moscow?
7. They
* have
* been
* gone

shopping, but you can wait for them in the living room.
8. No spoilers, please! I
* haven't
* already
* finished

watching the first season yet.