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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.
Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous. We use the present perfect simple to focus on the result of an action, and we use the present perfect continuous to focus on the doing of the action itself.
有些人會稱為 Present Perfect Continuous Tense 或是：Present Perfect Progressive Tense。 一聽到現在完成進行式，想必你一定覺得這個時態很複雜，又是「完成」又是「進行」的，到底這個時態要表達的意思是什麼呢？
Sometimes, there is a difference in meaning: 1: The present perfect continuous can be used to emphasise the length of time that has passed. The present perfect simple is generally neutral: They've been waiting for hours! (This emphasises the length of time). They've waited for hours. (This doesn't emphasise the length of time).
We use the present perfect simple with action verbs to emphasise the completion of an event in the recent past. We use the present perfect continuous to talk about ongoing events or activities which started at a time in the past and are still continuing up until now. Compare.
We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or activity that started in the past and continues now or has only just stopped. I hate this weather! It's been raining all week (= and it is still raining). I need a break. I've been studying all day (= and I have just stopped).
The Present Perfect Continuous tense uses two auxiliary verbs together with a main verb. In this lesson we look at the structure and use of the Present Perfect Continuous tense, as well as the use of for and since, followed by a quiz to check your understanding.
