Hi everybody,
I´d like to ask if these explanations of my own are right for you. I´ve read pretty many thing about the matter, but I´m still a bit confused. Please mark all my mistakes.
The continuous form emphasizes the action itself and its duration. The action can have an unwanted side effect. We can ask about the action How long
The simple form focus in the completed action that has a result .This action has a desired result .We can ask about the action: what, how much/many, how often
I´ve been studying these books for a whole week. I´m so tired-
I have studied three books of this series, so I know far much more about the matter
We use the simple form if an event was completed at an undefined time in the past or is still going on but as a permanent one.
We use the continuous form for a temporary situation, completed or not in the past
I have studied three books of this series
I´ve been studying these books.
Thanks in advance!
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Dear Maria, I think you did a great job defining the present perfect and present perfect continous. However, I think the usage of the word, Simple form, is not accurate since "Simple form" means simple present times and the usage of this word makes everything a little bit confusing.
In addition to what you said, we use present perfect continuous when something has happend in the past and is still going on at the present moment. For example: It has been raining since yesterday. It means that it started raining since yesterday and it is still raining.
tHANKS A LOT, Nafis.
Best wishes