The present perfect isn't a verb tense unique to English, but it can still be complicated for beginning ESL students to master. Though French, Italian, German, and Spanish use the present perfect to address past events, in English, the present perfect connects a past moment to the present moment in time. Examples: Tom has lived in New York Both are possible. If you use the present tense then it is clear that the statement is still true (i.e. the business was not growing when Mary spoke and is still not growing now). If you use the past tense then no information is given regarding the present (i.e. the business was growing when Mary spoke and may or may not be growing now). Practise your use of tenses with this dialogue. Dialogue: Present perfect or past simple? Dialogue: Present perfect or past simple? chrisseville Member for 3 years 1 month Age: 12+ Level: Intermediate. Language: English (en) ID: 636451. 15/01/2021. Country code: ES 4. Present Perfect Continuous . The present perfect continuous is the last of the present tenses. It is used to talk about an action that started in the past but perhaps has still not finished in the present. The focus is on the process as well as the result. The process may be still going, or may have recently finished. Form. Use the auxiliary This is an edited video of my previous video about the example of dialogue using "Present Perfect Tense". I add one slide information so you can explain it m Complete the dialogues in the present perfect. _______________ . A Kim yet? (see) . B Not yet. But I am going to see her on Friday. A Has Karl ever been to England? B No, never. But he . to Scotland twice. (already go) . .

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