Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous | When to use each so that you don't make mistakes

This lesson is a real deep dive into the present perfect and present perfect continuous verb tenses, so it's certainly more advanced English grammar.
The present perfect and present perfect continuous may certainly confuse some English learners, possibly because there are many language that do not even have these verb tenses. But in order to improve your comprehension and fluency, it's important to know how these verb tenses are used and understand the difference between them.
So I'm going to give you a detailed explanation for both verb tenses, telling you how and why they are used. And then I'm going to teach you the difference between the present perfect and present perfect continuous, which is going to help you communicate more clearly and effectively.
0:00 Improve your English grammar
0:52 Present Perfect - how and when to use it
3:06 Present Perfect Continuous - how and when to use it
5:17 Differences between present perfect & present perfect continuous
7:26 I have studied English. vs I have been studying English.
9:30 Verbs that basically mean the same thing for both tenses
10:08 Slight difference between the verb tenses (permanent vs temporary)
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present perfect tense இல் auxiliary verb அல்லது helping verb have , has வரும் ஒரு செயல் முடிந்து விட்டது என்றால் present perfect tense நாம் பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும். I have studied என்ற வாக்கியத்தில் have என்பது helping verb studied என்பது past participle . நாம் நினைவில் கொள்ள வேண்டியது have / has வந்தால் main verb என்பது past participle வரும். எனவே மேற்கண்ட வாக்கியத்தில் studied என்பது ( study என்பதன் past participle ) ஆகும். மேலும் சில Example : He has completed his work அவர் அவருடைய வேலையை முடித்து விட்டார்/ முடித்து இருக்கிறார். She has studied well. அவள் நன்றாக படித்து இருக்கிறார் / படித்து விட்டார். present perfect continuous tense இல் auxiliary verb அல்லது helping verb have been, has been வரும் . மற்றும் main verb இன் V 4 form வரும். For example: Study Studied Studied Studying Complete Completed Completed Completing. கடந்த காலத்தில் தொடங்கி நிகழ் காலத்தில் இன்னும் முடிவு பெறாமல் இருக்கும் இடங்களில் நாம் present perfect continuous பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும். Example: I have been studying for past three years. நான் கடந்த மூன்று வருடங்களாக படித்து கொண்டே இருக்கிறேன்.

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