Example: How long do you cycle? (simple present → focus on regular bike rides) How long have you been cycling? (present perfect continuous → focus on the question since when) Example: Jack has been painting for 4 hours. Recently finished activity with a present result. Example: I've been working in the garden, that's why my hands are so dirty. No difference in meaning. Often the present perfect progressive and the present perfect can have the same meaning. This is often the case with verbs of living, occupation or As with the present tense, the use of a progressive rather than simple tense puts an emphasis on the continuing nature of the action. An example is the preterite progressive, which indicates that an action continued over a period of time but came to a definite end. Examples: Simple present tense in sentences Jan and Alana exercise. every morning. I speak French. The Earth revolves around the sun. The last bus leaves at 7 p.m. The simple present is also used along with future simple tense constructions to talk about a future action. jL7Rn9.

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