Use the auxiliary verb have/has + been + base verb + ing to form the present perfect continuous. The process may be still going, or may have recently finished. The focus is on the process as well as the result. It is used to talk about an action that started in the past but perhaps has still not finished in the present. The present perfect continuous is the last of the present tenses. Then answer the questions in the present perfect simple. First complete each gap with an appropriate past participle. Yes I went there for a week when I was ten years old. However, keep in mind that when we give more details in a sentence – and explain things like when, who, where, who, and why – we change the tense we use to the past simple. Note that in 3rd person, we use “has” instead of “have”. But there are lots of irregular verbs – for example, been (be), eaten (eat), made (make), gone (go), got (get), given (give), read (read), said (say), taken (take). The past participle of regular verbs end in -ed, for verbs like walked, played, looked and watched. Use the auxiliary verb have + the past participle of the main verb. The time of the action is often unspecified, and the focus is more on the result rather than the action. The present perfect simple is used to connect the past to the present. *Remember if it’s a stative verb to use present simple instead. Can you describe what is happening using the present continuous? We’ll post an answer key at the end of this blogpost. In these cases, we use the present simple instead. Stative verbs refer to states, feelings, or senses rather than actions. There are some verbs we cannot use in the continuous tense. Private Language Classes for Children & Teens.Robotics and Coding in English for Kids.English for Young Learners 21/22 – ONLINE or IN PERSON.English Super Intensive Summer – 100 Hours.English Courses for Adults 21/22 – ONLINE or IN PERSON.