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Present perfect simple or continuous
Present perfect: To talk about past events that have not finished yet.
Affirmative form: Subject + have/has + past participle of the verb.
Example: I have known her since 2005.
Negative form: Subject + have/has + not + past participle of the verb.
Example: I haven't seen my mother this month, I want to visit her.
Interrogative form: Have/has + subject + past participle of the verb ?
Example: Have you both played this game before ?
Present perfect continuous: To talk about an action that started in the past and has continued in the present.
Affirmative form: Subject + have/has + been + verb + ing.
Example: I've been waiting for so long, where have you been ?
Negative form: Subject + have/has + not + been + verb + ing.
Example: She hasn't been feelling well lately, she must see a doctor.
Interrogative form: Have/has + subject + been + verb + ing.
Example: Have you been talking with your parents ?
Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the given verbs in the correct tense (present perfect/present perfect continuous).
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