Category: English

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Introduction I felt really tired when I took the train to work yesterday because Sarah and 1 had been to a party the evening before. We hadn’t gone to bed

I have been doing or I have done? Mike has been repairing the car. Mike has repaired the car. We use the present perfect continuous for an action happening over

Introduction We use the present perfect continuous for an action (waiting). The action happens over a period of time (for twenty minutes). Here the period lasts up to the present

I’ve been or I was PRESENT PERFECT We use the present perfect for a state which has gone on up to the present. (David is still in hospital.) We’ve lived

Gone to or Been to   Claire has gone to Australia. Gone there means that she is still there. Claire has been to Australia. Been there means that the visit