Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous | Explained with Real Conversations

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    eepurl.com/izRKww Today we look at the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous. First we'll explain all the grammatical rules, compare the differences and give lots of examples and then we'll see them being applied in a real conversation with Jon from English with Monty
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    00:00 What we have to do
    00:32 Present perfect definition
    01:13 Present perfect continuous definition
    02:09 Stative and Action verbs
    04:17 Mixed verbs
    05:09 Differences in meaning PP and PPC
    06:16 To live and to work
    08:08 Comparing the tenses and common mistakes with Jon
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 79

  • @ursulastaempfli759
    @ursulastaempfli759 2 роки тому +11

    Come on folks, let's ramp up the "thumbs up" for this video. It has deserved at least twice as much positive votes than it has received so far. This lesson addresses an essential core of everyday English conversation. This is why I like Gideon's channel: it is always practically relevant and dead useful. :-D

  • @adammoore7447
    @adammoore7447 2 роки тому +19

    Great explanations. Along with the "present perfect vs simple past", this is one of the most common grammar problems that my students have.

    • @LetThemTalkTV
      @LetThemTalkTV  2 роки тому +5

      Thanks. Yes indeed very common mistakes that's why I made the videos

  • @rbettsx
    @rbettsx Рік тому +2

    I've always found it more helpful to think of the Perfect as a *present* tense, describing a *current* condition, which is the consequence of a past action.

  • @AndreaUK1973
    @AndreaUK1973 2 роки тому +4

    OMG! I’m impressed! 20 years leaving in England and I could NEVER try PP Continuous because I am terribly conscious I could confuse people ! Just like your examples of “have been seeing someone” or “have seen someone” I’m amazed with your examples! I can clearly see the difference now!! by just listening to your discussion! Thank you guys! Very helpful! Ow! By the way Gideon, I absolutely love the tone of your voice! Not sure this falls under “the compliment category” but there you go!! Good job you do what you do! 👍😬

    • @LetThemTalkTV
      @LetThemTalkTV  2 роки тому +2

      I'm so happy to hear that this video helped you.

  • @Cesarsanvicente
    @Cesarsanvicente 2 роки тому +3

    Never bored with your videos

  • @sujeewa8067
    @sujeewa8067 Рік тому

    You are the best bloody English teacher I have ever seen!

  • @mosku66
    @mosku66 2 роки тому +4

    This video is more than useful. It's one to have archived to see from time to time.

  • @JK-ef4uw
    @JK-ef4uw 2 роки тому +3

    Muito bom! Parabéns! Você é o melhor professor de gramática da internet, com certeza! Continue aprendendo Português! Grande abraço!

  • @daftirishmarej1827
    @daftirishmarej1827 2 роки тому

    Thanks so much. You're making my job a lot easier, especially with the perfects. Much appreciated!

  • @ByLaoVietNam
    @ByLaoVietNam 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for your video! I'm from Vietnam ❤

  • @irina_moscow6228
    @irina_moscow6228 2 роки тому +1

    It’s always nice to see your new video uploaded!

  • @Roarshark12
    @Roarshark12 Рік тому

    Loved this video! I have /been loving/ your channel for a long time. I like the clear way you describe the critical concepts here. Thanks so much

  • @maritalykke9392
    @maritalykke9392 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you very much!!! Very interesting and very useful!! I like your videos.

  • @freddiemercury8700
    @freddiemercury8700 2 роки тому

    Good to see both of youz ! Monty, you can't see the film, but you can watch it. Therefore you can say: I have been watching this film for half an hour, the film is still not finished yet.

  • @antonioaugustopaco3209
    @antonioaugustopaco3209 2 роки тому

    Parabéns por esse vídeo . Um assunto bem complicado abordado de uma maneira criativa e cheia de bom humor. Muito obrigado por nos proporcionar mais uma lição de alta qualidade.

  • @peaceandlove6854
    @peaceandlove6854 2 роки тому

    I’m addicted to your videos! Thank you millions teacher

  • @evelynakoublova5610
    @evelynakoublova5610 2 роки тому

    Thank you, Gideon!!!

  • @Nunaromedus
    @Nunaromedus 2 роки тому

    Thank you both. It was interesting to watch)

  • @mariaeugeniamaldonadovalle6149
    @mariaeugeniamaldonadovalle6149 2 роки тому

    Hi, Gideon! Having found your channel's been a stroke of luck! Thank you, thank you!

  • @musicworld5874
    @musicworld5874 2 роки тому

    Wonderful tips

  • @kobi6346
    @kobi6346 2 роки тому

    Thank you sir. Now my dbouts are cleared by hearing your explanation.

  • @martea77
    @martea77 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the video, now I better understand the differences :)

  • @saadalameer4996
    @saadalameer4996 2 роки тому

    Great, thank you

  • @el.378
    @el.378 Рік тому

    Thanks a lot for this video, I have understood maybe all the connotations and distinctions between PPC and PPSI would say You are flawless in English

  • @patrickh621
    @patrickh621 Рік тому

    Going through these things with my daughter, we have come up with "The tower of Pisa has been falling over for centuries" 🙂

  • @pauldolcerocca154
    @pauldolcerocca154 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you teachers ! And I have bought your tee-shirt :-)

  • @mariambajelidze8515
    @mariambajelidze8515 2 роки тому

    Thanks ❤

  • @romvmp
    @romvmp 2 роки тому

    Crisp and clear as always! One point though on which I completely disagree: that it's "actually a past tense".
    To cut it short - it is actually a present tense since it's meant only to inform on the CURRENT state of a matter. And that's all one needs to know about the word "present" in the name of this tense. If we dig a bit deeper we see that the word 'perfect' is another key- to grasp what there is about past in this "present" tense - it means literally "done completely".
    Hope it helps and all the best to you folks on this channel which is in fact perfect in the present day!!!))

  • @der_kleine_Toni
    @der_kleine_Toni 19 днів тому

    According to chatgpt the duration of the present moment is typically considered to be around 3 seconds max.

  • @marcogaiotto2028
    @marcogaiotto2028 Рік тому

    1) She hasn't been saying/ hasn't said a word since he left.
    2) What have you done/ been doing so far?
    3) I've been reading / have read lots of books.
    4) She hasn't been listening / hasn't listened to me for 5 minutes.
    Hello! I'm here asking for your advice.
    In the sentences above, which option is correct?
    In 1) and 4) I'm wondering if the continuous is somehow acceptable, or is only the simple form right? When are we supposed to use the negative progressive form? I think the continuous stresses the idea of "repetition" or "duration" of the action (of not saying or listening), while the simple form is more neutral.
    In 2) is "have you been doing" wrong because of "so far"? Can't "so far" be used with the progressive form?
    In 3) I think both versions are correct: the simple means I've finished reading, while the continuous means I'm still in the middle of reading.
    With reference to the verbs "to play", "to work" and similar, does the continuous form give only the idea of something temporary or does it also stress the duration/repetition of the action? In the same way, I suppose that the simple form is more "neutral", besides giving the idea of stability.
    I have worked here for 10 years. ---> information about my job; stable situation: I'll probably keep working here in the future.
    I have been working here for 10 years- ---> The duration is emphasised: I may feel proud of it or feel like changing my job.
    Is my reasoning correct?
    I hope you'll help me! Thanks a lor beforehand!

  • @2014andon
    @2014andon 6 місяців тому

    A further question on the meaning: I think that we can use the present perfect continuous to stress the results, not the action itself. "I've been sober for many days." (Now I'm a different person.) I've been running for so long. (Can you see how sweaty I am?), and so on... Am I right on this?

  • @sidneycarter8365
    @sidneycarter8365 2 роки тому

    I came across another use of WILL, in the following sentence.
    ”So you’ll have been part of the wee raid the other night then.”
    Is this use of WILL correct?

  • @FGX318
    @FGX318 2 роки тому

    Could my kids have a teacher like you ! Could you be my kids’ teacher ! Could you be the world’s British English representative ! Thanks for this dead useful lesson !

  • @rafalkaminski6389
    @rafalkaminski6389 Рік тому

    I met the Perfect present continuous for the first time when in the end of the serial allo, allo i saw: you have been watching ... :)

  • @marcogaiotto2028
    @marcogaiotto2028 Рік тому

    He hasn't played/ hasn't been playing football recently because he works in a cafè three days a week.
    Hello! In this case, are both options equally correct? Thanks a lot in advance!

  • @grantofat6438
    @grantofat6438 Рік тому

    Normal life: He died. Opera: He has been dying.

  • @tytan7772
    @tytan7772 Рік тому

    😃

  • @user-cl9ue3jl9p
    @user-cl9ue3jl9p 2 роки тому

    1)'Honey, have you done what you've been planning for today?' 'Yes, honey, I've seen the doctor". 2) 'Honey, where have you been?' 'I've been seeing the doctor.' 'What did the doctor say?' ' She said it's time I told you we've been seeing each other for half a year.' 'What?!'

  • @rafalkaminski6389
    @rafalkaminski6389 Рік тому

    The Verb to hang is both stative and action Verb.

  • @niceperson5962
    @niceperson5962 2 роки тому +2

    Nice video. However, some things I would have explained a little differently.

  • @sklodjan
    @sklodjan 2 роки тому

    I’ve lived there for 31 years
    I’ve been living here since 2017
    Is it correct?

  • @freddiemercury8700
    @freddiemercury8700 2 роки тому

    Mc Donald has definitely got their slogan wrong 👉 * I am loving it *

    • @LetThemTalkTV
      @LetThemTalkTV  2 роки тому +5

      Yes, that's an exception. I mentioned there were exceptions.

    • @user-ye9ro9rq4l
      @user-ye9ro9rq4l 2 роки тому

      I have always thought it means " i'm enjoying it", doesn't it?

    • @HolgerJakobs
      @HolgerJakobs Рік тому +1

      That's why they chose it, because it's a bit awkward and therefore will be remembered easily.

  • @ilghiz
    @ilghiz Рік тому

    Before I start watching, a question:
    ⏺️ _I've lived in Paris._ This is a fact of my life, so Present Perfect.
    ⏺️ _I've been living in Paris for five years._ It must mean that I started to live in Paris five years ago and still live in Paris.
    ⏺️ _I've lived in Paris for five years._ What does it mean?
    This may mean that 1️⃣I started to live in Paris five years ago and still live in Paris.
    Or 2️⃣ this may also mean that my total experience of living in Paris is five years. E.g., I lived in Paris as a kid for one year, then spent three years as a college student, then another year as an employee. In between I lived in places other than Paris. And it doesn't really matter whether I live in Paris right now.
    With these questions in mind am I starting to watch the video...

  • @Kurobeau
    @Kurobeau Рік тому

    Ive been seeing Penelope. She might be my therapist, no? Interesting

  • @rabbiboazmarmon7723
    @rabbiboazmarmon7723 Рік тому

    I’ve been liking ice cream more and more lately?

  • @user-ye9ro9rq4l
    @user-ye9ro9rq4l 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much!!!
    Nevertheless, i still hate the sentence "It rained all day yesterday"
    Why????!!!!??? Why didn't you use the past continuous???
    I don't understand!!!

  • @soundscape26
    @soundscape26 2 роки тому

    Aprender Português Gideon? Hope of the European variety. Boa sorte!

    • @LetThemTalkTV
      @LetThemTalkTV  2 роки тому +1

      Obrigado. Yes, it was actually. I'm still on chapter 1 though.

  • @Tony32
    @Tony32 Рік тому

    Hi Gideon, I heard a non-native English teacher say: "I haven't been playing the piano for two months" (meaning that he has not practiced in two months)
    Is this correct? to me sounds odd, I think "I have not played the piano for (in) two months" sounds more natural.
    Please reply, just type one number.
    1; It's correct
    2; It's incorrect, but some native speakers say it anyway.
    3; It's incorrect, no one says it.
    4; It's complicated, I'll make a video when I have time 😁
    Please reply so I can sleep j/k

  • @s.z.9579
    @s.z.9579 2 роки тому

    Isn’t the difference that present perfect simple emphasizes the result of a process in the past, whereas present perfect continuous emphasizes the process itself?

  • @user-cl9ue3jl9p
    @user-cl9ue3jl9p 4 місяці тому

    Generally you don’t use The Present Perfect Continuous with “always”. Do you?

  • @2014andon
    @2014andon 6 місяців тому

    "I kept opening the door for the whole evening, cause people kept coming in." Which tense is this?

  • @3coins.
    @3coins. Рік тому

    I have seen or I saw?

  • @florianjaeger6733
    @florianjaeger6733 2 роки тому

    "have been lived", in the case of past demonic possession?

  • @fatenmustafaalkhateeb2667
    @fatenmustafaalkhateeb2667 2 роки тому

    please learn us and provide us an explaining about how to write a personal statement for scholarship
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  • @rabbiboazmarmon7723
    @rabbiboazmarmon7723 Рік тому

    I’ve been seeing a cat hanging around the office the last few weeks?

  • @ludmillashapovalova7168
    @ludmillashapovalova7168 Рік тому

    This 'non-specified time' is always confusing for students the moment they come to learn for/since strucutures: how can it be NOT specifeid, if you've worked in McDonalds for 57 years / since 1965

  • @ezzovonachalm9815
    @ezzovonachalm9815 Рік тому

    I have been thinking for a long time that democracy would have been the best form of governing Congo ? ... for Congo ?

  • @fslakoh
    @fslakoh 2 роки тому +1

    could you say : I have this phone for one year ?

  • @irenejohnston6802
    @irenejohnston6802 Рік тому

    I'm irritated by the "you are loving, " and news presenters who ask the reporter "What are you hearing?". Its everywhere. UK

  • @soberhippie
    @soberhippie 2 роки тому

    What if I've had an evening of Jehovah's witnesses and encyclopaedia salespeople on my doorstep one after another. Can I say "I've been opening the door all evening"? Well, it would be "answering", but still. What if Nikolai has been drinking? Would he have been falling over?

    • @LetThemTalkTV
      @LetThemTalkTV  2 роки тому +3

      You are right on both counts. Seems like you had quite and evening. Can't wait for the movie to come out.

  • @arikamal8214
    @arikamal8214 2 роки тому

    Hi i think if you want to speak really fast and without thinking it is better to not study Grammar at all

  • @iamcurios
    @iamcurios 2 роки тому

    Shopkeeper closes the shop. The shop was closed by the shopkeeper, both should mean same I know but active form sounds like simple present fr the future or like a statement yet to happen while it's passive form sounds like a past tense. I fed-up of asking many times to u, if u don't answer it... then.... I never ask you questions