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 Present Perfect Tense
(example :  to do)

Present  Perfect  Simple

Affirmative

       Negative

Interrogative

Long Form

Contracted Form

    I have done     I have not done     I haven't done     Have I done?
    You have done     You have not done     You haven't done     Have you done?
    He/she/is has done     He/she/it has not done     He/she/it hasn't done     Has he/she/it done?
    We have done     We have not done     We haven't done     Have we done?
    You have done     You have not done     You haven't done     Have you done?
    They have done     They have not done     They haven't done     Have they done?
 
Present  Perfect  Continuous

Affirmative

       Negative

Interrogative

 

Long Form

Contracted Form

 
    I have been doing    I have not been doing     I haven't been doing     Have you been doing?
    You have been doing    You have not been doing     You haven't been doing     Have you been doing?
    He/she/it has been doing    He has not been doing     He hasn't been doing     Has he been doing?
    We have been doing    We have not been doing     We haven't been doing     Have we been doing?
    You have been doing    You have not been doing     You haven't been doing     Have you been doing?
    They have been doing    They have not been doing     They haven't been doing     Have they been doing?

             
                                 The Present Perfect Continuous is used to refer to an action started in the past which continues today.
                                  ex : I have been learning English since September.
                                        (I started in September and I continue to take lessons today.) 
                                                 
                                 The Present Perfect Simple is used to refer to the finished part of a continuous action.
                                 ex : So far in my English course I have learnt new vocabulary.
                                        I have revised some grammar rules.
                                        (My English course is not finished, but I have finished some of the lessons)

                                 The Present Perfect is used to refer to actions which take place in an unfinished time period up to now.

                                 
Example :       Today, it is now 2 p.m.  
                                                        At 9 o'clock this morning you started revising your English.

                                                       Today is not finished
, so you can say "I have been revising my English since 9 o'clock."
                                                       (You are still revising, so the continuous form is used.)

                                                       You have done part of the revision work, which is not finished, so at 2 p.m. you can say: 
                                                        "So far today, I have revised tenses and irregular verbs."
                                                       (You do not mention any specific time; you refer to today which is not finished.)

                                                       N.B. If you refer now (2 pm) to the morning, for example, which is finished, you must use 
                                                               the Past Simple.
                                                               ex : This morning I revised tenses and irregular verbs.

 

 
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