GRAMMAR FOR CAMBRIDGE FIRST - PRESENT PERFECT (CONTINUOUS) 1

Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous 1

Match the sentences with their functions. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS

1)	evidence of recent activity (PPC)	refers to a recent situation or activity
2)	emphasis on completion (PP)	used when you want to emphasise the completion of an action
3)	temporary actions or states (PPC)	we usually choose it for more temporary actions or states
4)	permanent actions or states (PP)	we usually choose it for more permanent actions or states
5)	repeated actions (PPC)	it can be used to talk about a repeating action
6)	emphasis on duration (PPC)	we usually choose it to put emphasis on the duration
7)	used with stative verbs (PP)	Some verbs are not used with present perfect continuous