Grammar: ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: ⏳ Perfect Continuous & Future Perfect Tenses (B2) - Lesson 2: Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous

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Action vs. Result

បច្ចុប្បន្នកាលបរិបូរណ៍ធម្មតា ធៀបនឹង កំពុងបន្ត

Today we compare two Perfect tenses. One focuses on the Result, and the other focuses on the Action!

ថ្ងៃនេះយើងនឹងប្រៀបធៀប Tense ទាំងពីរ។ មួយផ្តោតលើ "លទ្ធផលដែលទទួលបាន" ហើយមួយទៀតផ្តោតលើ "រយៈពេលនៃសកម្មភាព"។

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task_alt Present Perfect Simple

ផ្តោតលើលទ្ធផល (Result / How much)

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I have painted my room. ខ្ញុំបានលាបថ្នាំបន្ទប់ខ្ញុំរួចរាល់ហើយ។ (The action is finished. The room looks new.)

She has read three books. នាងអានសៀវភៅបាន៣ក្បាល។ (Focuses on "how many" are completed.)

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history_toggle_off Present Perfect Cont.

ផ្តោតលើសកម្មភាព (Activity / How long)

have/has been + V-ing

I have been painting my room. ខ្ញុំកំពុងតែលាបថ្នាំបន្ទប់។ (Focuses on the activity. I am tired. It might not be finished yet.)

She has been reading for hours. នាងបានអានសៀវភៅអស់រយៈពេលច្រើនម៉ោង។ (Focuses on "how long" the action has been happening.)

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The Timeline

ការប្រៀបធៀប

Simple (Result)

"I have fixed the car."

(ឡានပြင်រួចរាល់ អាចជិះបាន។)

Continuous (Action)

"I have been fixing the car."

(កំពុងតែប្រឡាក់ប្រឡូសរៀបចំပြင်។ អាចមិនទាន់រួច។)

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State verbs cannot be continuous!

(កិរិយាសព្ទដែលបង្ហាញពីស្ថានភាព ដូចជា know, like, love, believe មិនអាចប្រើក្នុងទម្រង់ Continuous (V-ing) បានទេ ទោះបីជានិយាយពីរយៈពេលក៏ដោយ!)

I have been knowing him for 5 years. close

(Incorrect. "Know" is a state verb.)

I have known him for 5 years. check

(Correct! Use Present Perfect Simple instead.)

Action vs. Result smart_display

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference between focusing on the activity vs. the result! Make sure to pay attention to the Stative Verb trap at the end.

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

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She is very tired. She ___ hard all day.

(នាងហត់ណាស់។ នាងបានធ្វើការយ៉ាងខ្លាំងពេញមួយថ្ងៃ។)

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task_alt Result Focus

I ___ three cups of coffee today.

(ថ្ងៃនេះខ្ញុំបានផឹកកាហ្វេ ៣ កែវហើយ។)

gpp_maybe TRICKY QUESTION!

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

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psychology Meaning Check

"I have been reading that book."
Is the book finished?

(តើសៀវភៅនោះអានចប់ហើយឬនៅ?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

The Duration timelapse (សរសេរប្រយោគ ១ ប្រាប់ថាតើអ្នកបានរៀនភាសាអង់គ្លេសរយៈពេលប៉ុន្មានហើយ ដោយប្រើ Present Perfect Continuous។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

The Result task_alt (សរសេរប្រយោគ ១ ប្រាប់ពីចំនួនកិច្ចការដែលអ្នកធ្វើរួចថ្ងៃនេះ ដោយប្រើ Present Perfect Simple។ ឧ. "I have finished 3 tasks today.")

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Fix the Mistake build (កែប្រយោគនេះឲ្យត្រូវតាមវេយ្យាករណ៍: "I have been knowing my best friend since 2020.")

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Recent Questions

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Nita 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I use both forms for "live" and "work"? Like "I have lived" and "I have been living"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Nita! Yes, absolutely! "Live" and "work" are special verbs. "I have lived here for 5 years" and "I have been living here for 5 years" mean the exact same thing in daily conversation. You can choose either! 🏠

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Vireak 4 hours ago

What about short actions? Can I say "I have been cutting my finger"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 3 hours ago

Great question, Vireak. "Cut" is a very short, sudden action. If you use continuous ("I have been cutting"), it sounds like you are repeatedly slicing your finger over and over for a long time! Ouch! 🩹 Always use Simple for short, quick actions: "I have cut my finger."