present perfect simple and continuous

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• Grammar Reference: Unit 4 – Tense Review: Present Perfect Simple and Continuous • Present Perfect Simple **Form:** I/You/We/They’ve lived / haven’t lived… He/She/It’s lived / hasn’t lived… Have I/you/we/they lived…? Has he/she/it lived…? **Use:** To talk about the following situations: 1. Situations that started in the past and are still true. 2. Completed actions at a time in the past which is not mentioned. 3. Completed actions where the important thing is the present result. 4. A series of actions continuing up to now. Examples: 1. She’s lived in London all her life. 2. I’ve seen this documentary before. 3. He’s just bought a flat in the city centre. 4. So far this summer, we’ve visited Milan and Turin. We can also use the present perfect simple: 5. To refer to the future, in time clauses (when, as soon as, once, etc.). 6. With words/phrases like already, ever, for, just, never, since, so far, up to now, yet. 7. With superlatives. 8. With ordinal numbers. Examples: 5. I’ll call you as soon as I’ve arrived at the airport. 6. I’ve already bought a new bike for my holiday. 7. That’s the biggest city I’ve ever been to! 8. It’s o...