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Differences between present perfect and present progressive tense

please give me some examples for the use of these two tenses
  

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This was sort of covered in a thread yesterday, but here's a link directly to the kind of information you're looking for. html#presperf "][/url] I hope that helps you out! I think it does a better job of giving examples than I would.

— Haoqide

  • This was sort of covered in a thread yesterday, but here's a link directly to the kind of information you're looking for.
  • html#presperf "][/url] I hope that helps you out!
  • I think it does a better job of giving examples than I would.
  • -Haoqide
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This was sort of covered in a thread yesterday, but here's a link directly to the kind of information you're looking for.

[url="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esltensverb.html#presperf"][/url]

I hope that helps you out! I think it does a better job of
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The answer below is swiped straight out of "grammar monster". (The cut and paste has killed the formatting, but the detail is still there.

Hope this helps.



Present Progressive Tense
Verbs describing actions in the present are said to be in the present tense. The present progressive tense is used for an on-going action in the present.

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I have been working on this project for three hours.
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Hi,

Either is OK.

I have been working on this project for three hours. 'Continuous' stresses the duration. Implies that you are still working on it at the time of speaking.

I have worked on this project for three hours. Doesn't do the above to the same extent.

Best wishes, Cl
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CliveI have been working on this project for three hours. 'Continuous' stresses the duration. Implies that you are still working on it at the time of speaking.I have worked on this project for three hours. Doesn't do the above to the same extent.
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Hi again,

I have been working on this project for three hours. 'Continuous' stresses the duration. Implies that you are still working on it at the time of speaking.

I have worked on this project for three hours. Doesn't stress the duration to the same extent. Doesn't imply
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