Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous Tense? Present perfect simple and continuous | LearnEnglish. Do you know the difference between We've painted the room and We've been painting the room? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you. Look at these examples to see how the present perfect simple and continuous are used. We've painted the bathroom. She's been training for a half-marathon.I've had three coffees already today! They've been waiting for hours. Try this exercise to test your grammar.
Read the explanation to learn more. We use both the present perfect simple (have or has + past participle) and the present perfect continuous (have or has + been + -ing form) to talk about past actions or states which are still connected to the present. Focusing on result or activity The present perfect simple usually focuses on the result of the activity in some way, and the present perfect continuous usually focuses on the activity itself in some way.
Ongoing states and actions How long have you known each other? How long have they been playing tennis?