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Message de jbfletcher posté le 02-06-2022 à 10:53:30 (S | E | F)
Hello,
I just checked and it does not appear that this question was posted before.
I am studying the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous and there is one thing I can't understand. One of my teachers says that we have to use the present perfect SIMPLE for an action that started in the past and has just ended. She gives us this example: I have just had a coffee.
But on the other hand, another teacher teaches us that if there are actions that started in the past and just ended, we have to use the CONTINUOUS present perfect, and she gives us two examples: We have been waiting for you since 8 o'clock / I've been skiing all day and I'm very tired.
I can't understand, because for me they both teach us totally opposite reasoning. I have read the grammar lessons on this site as well as several books on this subject but I must admit that I don't understand at all!
The only difference I can see is the word "just" in the first teacher's sentence. Is that the reason why they used different tenses to explain the same position in the time?
If I understand correctly, when I use "just" I have to use the simple present perfect, and in all other cases the continuous present perfect?
Thank you very much for your help.
Message de jbfletcher posté le 02-06-2022 à 10:53:30 (S | E | F)
Hello,
I just checked and it does not appear that this question was posted before.
I am studying the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous and there is one thing I can't understand. One of my teachers says that we have to use the present perfect SIMPLE for an action that started in the past and has just ended. She gives us this example: I have just had a coffee.
But on the other hand, another teacher teaches us that if there are actions that started in the past and just ended, we have to use the CONTINUOUS present perfect, and she gives us two examples: We have been waiting for you since 8 o'clock / I've been skiing all day and I'm very tired.
I can't understand, because for me they both teach us totally opposite reasoning. I have read the grammar lessons on this site as well as several books on this subject but I must admit that I don't understand at all!
The only difference I can see is the word "just" in the first teacher's sentence. Is that the reason why they used different tenses to explain the same position in the time?
If I understand correctly, when I use "just" I have to use the simple present perfect, and in all other cases the continuous present perfect?
Thank you very much for your help.
Réponse : Temps/action juste terminée de gerondif, postée le 02-06-2022 à 14:21:49 (S | E)
Bonjour
I had a coffee two minutes ago. Simple action terminée et datée, sans rapport avec le présent.
I've just had a coffee. Conséquence présente. C'est bon, on peut y aller,ça, c'est fait. C'est un passé proche plutôt en anglais britannique.
We've been waiting for you for two hours. Bon ça a été long ! Qu'est-ce que vous fabriquez ? On insiste plus sur les conséquences,l'énervement que sur l'action terminée.
I've been skiing all day and I am dead tired. On insiste sur l'effort prolongé et sa conséquence présente, la fatigue, pas sur l'action terminée.
It was a good day. I skied from 10 to 5. Constat sur une action terminée. Prétérit.
Réponse : Temps/action juste terminée de jbfletcher, postée le 02-06-2022 à 16:01:27 (S | E)
Bonjour,
Je vous remercie pour votre réponse
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