Often the action being described is still continuing into the present (e.g., John continues to take Sarah's advice). This is how the present perfect tense differs from the simple past tense. More Examples of the Present Perfect Tense Here are some more examples of the present perfect tense: The board has decided to uphold the appeal. Thereare no signal words solely for the Present Perfect Continuous. We often use expressions of time with this tense. The following words/phrases can indicate that Present Perfect Continuous could be used: all day for just since the whole day/morning/week etc., Questions with How long.? Forand Since with Present Perfect Continuous tense. We use for to talk about a period of time: three hours, two months, one decade. We use since to talk about a point in past time: 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday. Look at these example sentences using for and since with the Present Perfect Continuous tense: Completethe sentences. Decide if you need to use the simple past or the present perfect simple. He (tell/already) you why he won't be able to come. signal word already → present perfect. The children (go/not) to school on Monday. signal words on Monday (referring to the past) → simple past. I (give) you his phone number last month. Presentperfect tense can be used with expressions that are unspecific in time: I have lost my purse. We have seen this movie already. He has broken his leg. There has been an accident. Some examples of present perfect tense used to express an unfinished period of time are: We haven't seen her today. PresentPerfect Continuous Questions. Practice exercises about how to use the present perfect and the present perfect continuous: Choose the Past Simple or Present Perfect Exercise 1. Choose the Past Simple or Present Perfect Exercise 2. Choose the Past Simple or Present Perfect Exercise 3. Choose the Past Simple or Present Perfect Exercise 4. PresentPerfect signal words. Present Perfect Tense is often used along with the words listed below. before (now), it's the first time , so far, so far this morning, up till now, up to the present, ever, not ever, never, this morning, this week, this month etc. SIMPLEPRESENT TENSE (Simple present tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatanatau kegiatan yang berlangsung atau terjadi pada waktu sekarang bentuk sederhana, kegiatan yang dilakukan berulang-ulang, kebiasaan sehari-hari, dan suatu kebenaran umum/ general truth.) Time signal (Keterangan waktu) yang dipakai: This morning (tadi pagi kY88.