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A Study this example situation: Tom is looking for his key. He can't find it. He has lost his key. (present perfect) This means that he doesn't have his key now. Ten minutes later: Now Tom has found his key. He has it now. Has he lost his key? No, he has found it. Did he lose his key? Yes, he did. He lost his key (past simple) but now he has found it. (present perfect) The present perfect (somet..

A We use for and since to say how long something has been happening. We use for + a period of time (two hours, six weeks etc.): I've been waiting for two hours. for: two hours, 20 minutes, a long time, six months, a week, ages, five days, 50 years, years Sally has been working here for six months. (not since six months) I haven't seen Tom for three days. We use since + the start of a period (8 o..

A Study this example situation: Dan and jenny are married. They got married exactly 20 years ago, so today is their 20th wedding anniversary. They have been married for 20 years. We say: They are married. (present) but How long have they been married? (present perfect) (not How long are they married?) They have been married for 20 years. (not They are married for 20 years) We use the present per..

A Study this example situation: There is paint on Kate's clothes. She has been painting her bedroom. Has been painting is the present perfect continuous. We are thinking of the activity. lt does not matter whether it has been finished or not. In this example, the activity (painting the bedroom) has not been finished. Her bedroom was green. Now it is yellow. She has painted her bedroom. Has paint..

A It has been raining Study this example situation: Is it raining? No, but the ground is wet. It has been raining. Have/has been -ing is the present perfect continuous: I/we/you/they have (= I've etc.) been doing waiting playing etc. he/she/it has (= he's ect.) We use the present perfect continuous for an activity that has recently stopped or just stopped. There is a connection with now: You're ..

A Study this example conversation: DAVE: Have you travelled a lot, Jane? JANE: Yes, I've been to lots of places. DAVE: Really? Have you ever been to China? JANE: Yes, I've been to China twice. DAVE: What about India? JANE: No, I haven't been to India. When we talk about a period of time that continues from the past until now, we use the present perfect (have been / have travelled etc.). Here, Da..

A Study this example situation: Tom is looking for his key. He can't find it. He has lost his key. He has lost his key = He lost it recently, and he still doesn't have it. Have/has lost is the present perfect simple: I/we/they/you have (= I've etc.) finished lost done been etc. he/she/it has (= he's etc.) The present perfect simple is have/has + past participle. The past participle often ends in..

A Study this example situation: Yesterday Karen and jim played tennis. They started at 10 o'clock and finished at 11.30. So, at 10.30 they were playing tennis. They were playing = they were in the middle of playing. They had not finished playing. Was/were -ing is the past continuous: I/he/she/it we/you/they was were playing doing working etc. B I was doing something = I was in the middle of doin..

A Study this example: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. He started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music. He was only 35 years old when he died. Lived/started/wrote/was/died are all past simple. B Very often the past simple ends in -ed (regular verbs): I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a ..

A We use continuous forms for actions and happenings that have started but not finished (they are eating / it is raining etc.). Some verbs (for example, know and like) are not normally used in this way. We don't say 'I am knowing' or 'they are liking'; we say 'I know', 'they like'. The following verbs are not normally used in the present continuous: like want need prefer know realise suppose mea..