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Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

The present perfect tense of regular and irregular verbs is formed using "have" plus the past participle. For regular verbs, this means adding -ed to the base form, while irregular verbs use unique past participle forms.

Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous

have+been+verb-ing

Exceptions when adding -ing
final "ie" becomes "y"

lie-->lying

After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled

sit--->sitting

Have I been waiting for you?
I have not been waiting for you
I have been waiting for you

Present Perfect Simple

regular verbs

Have they worked?
They have not worked
They have worked
have+infinitive+-ed

irregular verbs

Have they spoken?
They have not spoken
They have spoken
have+ participle form