travel present perfect continuous

Conjugation verb travel

Model : cancel

Auxiliary : have , be

Other forms: travel oneself / not travel

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• he/she/it travels
• they travel
• I travelled/traveled
• you travelled/traveled
• he/she/it travelled/traveled
• we travelled/traveled
• they travelled/traveled

Present continuous

• I am travelling/traveling
• you are travelling/traveling
• he/she/it is travelling/traveling
• we are travelling/traveling
• they are travelling/traveling

Present perfect

• I have travelled/traveled
• you have travelled/traveled
• he/she/it has travelled/traveled
• we have travelled/traveled
• they have travelled/traveled
• I will travel
• you will travel
• he/she/it will travel
• we will travel
• they will travel

Future perfect

• I will have travelled/traveled
• you will have travelled/traveled
• he/she/it will have travelled/traveled
• we will have travelled/traveled
• they will have travelled/traveled

Past continous

• I was travelling/traveling
• you were travelling/traveling
• he/she/it was travelling/traveling
• we were travelling/traveling
• they were travelling/traveling

Past perfect

• I had travelled/traveled
• you had travelled/traveled
• he/she/it had travelled/traveled
• we had travelled/traveled
• they had travelled/traveled

Future continuous

• I will be travelling/traveling
• you will be travelling/traveling
• he/she/it will be travelling/traveling
• we will be travelling/traveling
• they will be travelling/traveling

Present perfect continuous

• I have been travelling/traveling
• you have been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it has been travelling/traveling
• we have been travelling/traveling
• they have been travelling/traveling

Past perfect continuous

• I had been travelling/traveling
• you had been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it had been travelling/traveling
• we had been travelling/traveling
• they had been travelling/traveling

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been travelling/traveling
• you will have been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it will have been travelling/traveling
• we will have been travelling/traveling
• they will have been travelling/traveling
• let's travel
• travelling/traveling
• travelled/traveled

Perfect participle

• having travelled/traveled

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English "to travel" conjugation.

• traveled; travelled

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Verb "travel"

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Conjugation

Simple tense.

Present Simple

• he, she travels
• they travel

Past Simple

• I traveled ; travelled
• you traveled ; travelled
• he, she traveled ; travelled
• we traveled ; travelled
• they traveled ; travelled

Future Simple

• I will travel
• you will travel
• he, she will travel
• we will travel
• they will travel

Continuous Tense

Present Simple Continuous

• I am traveling ; travelling
• you are traveling ; travelling
• he, she is traveling ; travelling
• we are traveling ; travelling
• they are traveling ; travelling

Past Simple Continuous

• I was traveling ; travelling
• you were traveling ; travelling
• he, she was traveling ; travelling
• we were traveling ; travelling
• they were traveling ; travelling

Future Simple Continuous

• I will be traveling ; travelling
• you will be traveling ; travelling
• he, she will be traveling ; travelling
• we will be traveling ; travelling
• they will be traveling ; travelling

Perfect Tense

Present Perfect

• I have traveled ; travelled
• you have traveled ; travelled
• he, she has traveled ; travelled
• we have traveled ; travelled
• they have traveled ; travelled

Past Perfect

• I had traveled ; travelled
• you had traveled ; travelled
• he, she had traveled ; travelled
• we had traveled ; travelled
• they had traveled ; travelled

Future Perfect

• I will have traveled ; travelled
• you will have traveled ; travelled
• he, she will have traveled ; travelled
• we will have traveled ; travelled
• they will have traveled ; travelled

Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous

• I have been traveling ; travelling
• you have been traveling ; travelling
• he, she has been traveling ; travelling
• we have been traveling ; travelling
• they have been traveling ; travelling

Past Perfect Continuous

• I had been traveling ; travelling
• you had been traveling ; travelling
• he, she had been traveling ; travelling
• we had been traveling ; travelling
• they had been traveling ; travelling

Future Perfect Continuous

• I will have been traveling ; travelling
• you will have been traveling ; travelling
• he, she will have been traveling ; travelling
• we will have been traveling ; travelling
• they will have been traveling ; travelling

Conditional

• I would travel
• you would travel
• he, she would travel
• we would travel
• they would travel
• I would have traveled ; travelled
• you would have traveled ; travelled
• he, she would have traveled ; travelled
• we would have traveled ; travelled
• they would have traveled ; travelled

Present Continuous

• I would be traveling ; travelling
• you would be traveling ; travelling
• he, she would be traveling ; travelling
• we would be traveling ; travelling
• they would be traveling ; travelling

Perfect Continuous

• I would have been traveling ; travelling
• you would have been traveling ; travelling
• he, she would have been traveling ; travelling
• we would have been traveling ; travelling
• they would have been traveling ; travelling
• we Let's travel

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Verb conjugation To travel

Present (simple).

• they travel

Present progressive / continuous

• I am travelling
• you are travelling
• he is travelling
• we are travelling
• they are travelling

Past (simple)

• I travelled
• you travelled
• he travelled
• we travelled
• they travelled

Past progressive / continuous

• I was travelling
• you were travelling
• he was travelling
• we were travelling
• they were travelling

Present perfect (simple)

• I have travelled
• you have travelled
• he has travelled
• we have travelled
• they have travelled

Present perfect progressive / continuous

• I have been travelling
• you have been travelling
• he has been travelling
• we have been travelling
• they have been travelling

Past perfect

• I had travelled
• you had travelled
• he had travelled
• we had travelled
• they had travelled

Past perfect progressive / continuous

• I had been travelling
• you had been travelling
• he had been travelling
• we had been travelling
• they had been travelling
• I will travel
• you will travel
• he will travel
• we will travel
• they will travel

Future progressive / continuous

• I will be travelling
• you will be travelling
• he will be travelling
• we will be travelling
• they will be travelling

Future perfect

• I will have travelled
• you will have travelled
• he will have travelled
• we will have travelled
• they will have travelled

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been travelling
• you will have been travelling
• he will have been travelling
• we will have been travelling
• they will have been travelling

Conditional

• I would travel
• you would travel
• he would travel
• we would travel
• they would travel

Progressive

• I would be travelling
• you would be travelling
• he would be travelling
• we would be travelling
• they would be travelling
• I would have travelled
• you would have travelled
• he would have travelled
• we would have travelled
• they would have travelled

Perfect progressive

• I would have been travelling
• you would have been travelling
• he would have been travelling
• we would have been travelling
• they would have been travelling
• Let's travel

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English verb conjugation TO TRAVEL

Regular verb: travel - travel l ed - travel l ed

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Conjugation of verb "To travel" Present Simple Affirmative I travel. You travel. We travel. He/She/It travels. You travel. They travel. Negative I do not travel. You do not travel. We do not travel. He/She/It does not travel. You do not travel. They do not travel. Interrogative Do I travel? Do you travel? Do we travel? Does he/she/it travel? Do you travel? Do they travel? Go to the related lesson Present Simple Continuous Affirmative I am traveling. You are traveling. We are traveling. He/She/It is traveling. You are traveling. They are traveling. Negative I am not traveling. You are not traveling. We are not traveling. He/She/It is not traveling. You are not traveling. They are not traveling. Interrogative Am I traveling? Are you traveling? Are we traveling? Is he/she/it traveling? Are you traveling? Are they traveling? Go to the related lesson Past Simple Affirmative I traveled. You traveled. We traveled. He/She/It traveled. You traveled. They traveled. Negative I did not travel. You did not travel. We did not travel. He/She/It did not travel. You did not travel. They did not travel. Interrogative Did I travel? Did you travel? Did we travel? Did he/she/it travel? Did you travel? Did they travel? Go to the related lesson Past Continuous Affirmative I was traveling. You were traveling. We were traveling. He/She/It was traveling. You were traveling. They were traveling. Negative I was not traveling. You were not traveling. We were not traveling. He/She/It was not traveling. You were not traveling. They were not traveling. Interrogative Was I traveling? Were you traveling? Were we traveling? Was he/she/it traveling? Were you traveling? Were they traveling? Go to the related lesson Future Simple Affirmative I will travel. You will travel. We will travel. He/She/It will travel. You will travel. They will travel. Negative I will not travel. You will not travel. We will not travel. He/She/It will not travel. You will not travel. They will not travel. Interrogative Will I travel? Will you travel? Will we travel? Will he/she/it travel? Will you travel? Will they travel? Go to the related lesson Present Perfect Simple Affirmative I have traveled. You have traveled. We have traveled. He/She/It has traveled. You have traveled. They have traveled. Negative I have not traveled. You have not traveled. We have not traveled. He/She/It has not traveled. You have not traveled. They have not traveled. Interrogative Have I traveled? Have you traveled? Have we traveled? Has he/she/it traveled? Have you traveled? Have they traveled? Go to the related lesson Present Perfect Continuous Affirmative I have been traveling. You have been traveling. We have been traveling. He/She/It has been traveling. You have been traveling. They have been traveling. Negative I have not been traveling. You have not been traveling. We have not been traveling. He/She/It has not been traveling. You have not been traveling. They have not been traveling. Interrogative Have I been traveling? Have you been traveling? Have we been traveling? Has he/she/it been traveling? Have you been traveling? Have they been traveling? Go to the related lesson Past Perfect Simple Affirmative I had traveled. You had traveled. We had traveled. He/She/It had traveled. You had traveled. They had traveled. Negative I had not traveled. You had not traveled. We had not traveled. He/She/It had not traveled. You had not traveled. They had not traveled. Interrogative Had I traveled? Had you traveled? Had we traveled? Had he/she/it traveled? Had you traveled? Had they traveled? Go to the related lesson Past Perfect Continuous Affirmative I had been traveling. You had been traveling. We had been traveling. He/She/It had been traveling. You had been traveling. They had been traveling. Negative I had not been traveling. You had not been traveling. We had not been traveling. He/She/It had not been traveling. You had not been traveling. They had not been traveling. Interrogative Had I been traveling? Had you been traveling? Had we been traveling? Had he/she/it been traveling? Had you been traveling? Had they been traveling? Go to the related lesson Future Perfect Affirmative I will have traveled. You will have traveled. We will have traveled. He/She/It will have traveled. You will have traveled. They will have traveled. Negative I will not have traveled. You will not have traveled. We will not have traveled. He/She/It will not have traveled. You will not have traveled. They will not have traveled. Interrogative Will I have traveled? Will you have traveled? Will we have traveled? Will he/she/it have traveled? Will you have traveled? Will they have traveled? Go to the related lesson Conditional Affirmative I would travel. You would travel. We would travel. He/She/It would travel. You would travel. They would travel. Negative I would not travel. You would not travel. We would not travel. He/She/It would not travel. You would not travel. They would not travel. Interrogative Would I travel? Would you travel? Would we travel? Would he/she/it travel? Would you travel? Would they travel? Go to the related lesson Conditional Perfect Affirmative I would have traveled. You would have traveled. We would have traveled. He/She/It would have traveled. You would have traveled. They would have traveled. Negative I would not have traveled. You would not have traveled. We would not have traveled. He/She/It would not have traveled. You would not have traveled. They would not have traveled. Interrogative Would I have traveled? Would you have traveled? Would we have traveled? Would he/she/it have traveled? Would you have traveled? Would they have traveled? Go to the related lesson

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Present Perfect Continuous | Examples & Exercises

Published on July 11, 2023 by Jack Caulfield . Revised on September 25, 2023.

The  present perfect continuous  is a verb tense used to refer to an action that started sometime in the past and is still ongoing. It also sometimes describes an action that was just completed, as long as it’s still relevant to the present (e.g., “I’ve been working hard all day, and now I’m getting some rest”).

The present perfect continuous consists of “have been” or “has been” (depending on the subject) followed by the present participle (“-ing” form) of the main verb.

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The present perfect continuous begins with either has (for the third-person singular) or have (for all other persons). It always continues with been  (the past participle of “be”) followed by the present participle of the main verb . The subject may be contracted with “have” or “has” (e.g., “I’ve,” “she’s”).

This tense is used to refer to actions that:

• Started in the past and are still ongoing
• Were recently completed and have results that are still relevant to the present

She has been dancing all night and feels exhausted this morning.

I have been searching for a new apartment recently, but I haven’t had any luck so far.

Finally, you’re here! We’ve been waiting for your arrival. Note As with other continuous tenses, the present perfect continuous requires a dynamic verb —one that describes an action—and not a stative verb —one that describes a fixed state (e.g., “know,” “appear”). Use the present perfect instead with these verbs:

• The United States of America has been existing as an independent nation since 1776.
• The United States of America has existed as an independent nation since 1776.

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The present perfect and present perfect continuous can often be used interchangeably with little difference in meaning (e.g., “I have worked here for a long time” or “I have been working here for a long time”).

But there are situations where one is more appropriate than the other:

• The present perfect continuous must refer to an action that is either still ongoing or only very recently completed.
• The present perfect may refer to an action that’s still ongoing, but it may also describe an action that was completed a long time ago. Unlike the continuous, it may also be used with stative verbs (e.g., “I have known”).

The present continuous should not be used interchangeably with the present perfect continuous. Both tenses usually describe an ongoing action, but the present continuous differs in a few ways:

• It never refers to a completed action (“I am walking” never means that I’ve recently stopped walking).
• It doesn’t place emphasis on the past and shouldn’t be used with adverbial phrases that do (i.e., “I am walking since 2 o’clock” is incorrect).
• It can also refer to the future  (e.g., “I am going to Rome in September”).

To create a negative statement in the present perfect continuous, just add the adverb not between “have”/”has” and “been.” It may also be contracted as “haven’t” or “hasn’t” in informal contexts.

Yes–no questions can be formed in the present perfect continuous by changing the word order: use “has”/”have,” followed by the subject , and then “been” and the present participle of the main verb .

You can form other types of questions with wh-words ( interrogative pronouns like “ whom ” and interrogative adverbs like “when”). Add the appropriate wh-word at the start, and then use the same word order as above.

It’s possible to use the present perfect continuous in the passive voice , but it’s quite rare to do so and often reads awkwardly. The awkwardness results from how long-winded this phrasing is and from the repetitive sound of “been being.”

If you do want to use the passive voice, the phrasing is “has/have been being” followed by the past participle of the main verb. But it’s almost always better to use the active voice instead or rephrase in some other way:

• John is convinced that he has been being followed for the last three miles.
• John is convinced that someone has been following him for the last three miles.
• Faisal has been being trained for his new position since June.
• Faisal has been in training for his new position since June.

Practice using the present perfect continuous correctly with the exercises below. In the blank space in each sentence, fill in the correct present perfect continuous form based on the subject and verb specified (e.g., “[she / ask]” becomes “she has been asking”). Some answers may also be negative statements or questions.

• Practice questions
• Answers and explanations
• __________ [I / think] a lot about my future.
• __________ [she / work] for the company for a long time.
• __________ [my dog / not / behave] herself lately.
• __________ [researchers / investigate] this phenomenon since the 1980s.
• __________ [we / look forward] to meeting you!
• Where __________ [you / stay] while you’re in town?
• The auxiliary verb “Have” is used with the first-person subject “I,” and the present participle of “think” is “thinking.” It would also be fine to write the contraction “I’ve” in place of “I have.”
• “Has” is used with the third-person singular subject “she.” It would also be fine to write the contraction “she’s” in place of “she has.”
• “Has” is again used for the third person singular. Here, it’s contracted with “not” to create a negative statement. It would also be fine to write “has not” instead.
• The third-person plural subject “researchers” requires “have.”
• The contraction “we’ve” is used here to combine the subject with the auxiliary verb “have.” It would also be fine to write “we have.”
• To creature a question (interrogative), the word order is changed so that the subject (“you”) appears after the auxiliary verb (“have”).

If you want to know more about nouns , pronouns , verbs , and other parts of speech , make sure to check out some of our other language articles with explanations and examples.

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The present perfect tense and the present perfect continuous can both be used to refer to the present consequences of a past action or situation:

• The present perfect can be used to refer to a past action that may continue in the present (e.g., “I have lived here for six months”).
• The present perfect continuous refers to actions or situations that began in the past and are definitely continuing in the present (e.g., “I have been arguing with him constantly”).

The “-ing” form of a verb is called the present participle . Present participles can be used as adjectives (e.g., “a thrilling story”) and to form the continuous verb tenses (e.g., the present continuous : “We are partying ”).

Gerunds also use the “-ing” form of a verb, but they function only as nouns (e.g., “I don’t enjoy studying ”).

Present participles and gerunds look identical, but they have different grammatical functions:

• Present participles are used in various verb tenses (e.g., “I have been eating ”) and as adjectives (e.g., “a laughing child”).
• Gerunds function as nouns (e.g., “I enjoy jogging ”).

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Conjugation English verb to travel

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Present perfect simple and continuous

Do you know the difference between We've painted the room and We've been painting the room ? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

Look at these examples to see how the present perfect simple and continuous are used.

We've painted the bathroom.  She's been training for a half-marathon. I've had three coffees already today! They've been waiting for hours.

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Grammar B1-B2: Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous: 1

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Grammar explanation

We use both the present perfect simple ( have or has + past participle) and the present perfect continuous ( have or has + been + -ing form) to talk about past actions or states which are still connected to the present.

Focusing on result or activity

The present perfect simple usually focuses on the result of the activity in some way, and the present perfect continuous usually focuses on the activity itself in some way. 

Ongoing states and actions

We often use for , since and how long with the present perfect simple to talk about ongoing states.

How long have you known each other? We've known each other since we were at school.  

We often use for , since and how long with the present perfect continuous to talk about ongoing single or repeated actions.

How long have they been playing tennis? They've been playing tennis for an hour. They've been playing tennis every Sunday for years.

Sometimes the present perfect continuous can emphasise that a situation is temporary.

I usually go to the gym on the High Street, but it's closed for repairs at the moment so I've been going to the one in the shopping centre. 

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Hello Kirk, Jonathan, Peter,

A friend of mine works as a project manager at an Italian construction firm. One of his project superintendents was not particularly happy with communication within the company. This guy's team was to have started working in a client's apartment, but his client (Ms. Arreghini) decided to go on vacation first. The superintendent and the client discussed this matter and agreed that the vacation would be from January 2 to January 24. At the end of the planned vacation, the superintendent called the client, only to learn that she had contacted the support managers and extended her vacation. The superintendent wrote the following message to my friend:

February 26, Hey. I would like to raise the question of the 'Vacation status' again. My client Ms. Arreghini and I spoke about her vacation. She asked for a vacation Jan 2-Jan 24(25), 3 weeks in total. I wasn't really happy with the duration of the vacation. Now, Ms.Arreghini (1)tells me that she (2)has spoken with the managers and they (3)confirmed the START for February 6. Ms.Arreghini (4)asked me if I (5)had been informed about the start on Feb 6. No, I haven't been informed about the start on February 6. My question is: How will my waiting time be compensated, please? I have not agreed to wait for 5 weeks without compensation for this client.  

To me, the first part of the message is in the past, and the actions don't have present relevance. The part in italics is different, all the actions there have relevance in the present. I suggest these changes:

(1)tells - seems to suggest that this activity is part of superintendent's everyday routine, continuous aspect would focus on the current situation. To me, 'is telling' sound more detached and dynamic here. (2)has spoken - this is an important piece of information, it's still relevant. I like the present perfect here. (3)confirmed - this past simple is inconsistent with the rest of the sentence. 'Has spoken' and 'have confirmed' have to be together in the present perfect. Both actions are still relevant in the present. (4)asked - I would say that her question is still relevant in the present, moreover, this question was part of the same conversation. I think the present perfect would work better here. (5)had been informed - if we change 'asked' to 'has asked', we will use 'have been informed'. It's merely a technical change, since we don't have to backshift anymore.

Does it make sense?

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Thanks for helpfully explaining the context. We do find shorter questions easier to discuss and answer in the limited space here, but I'll give my comments below..

1. "tells" – the present simple is fine. For verbs representing speech acts (e.g. say, ask, tell, claim), the present simple is often used even for a single action, not just for regular or routine actions. (e.g. Then she asks me … / Now you say that …). “Is telling” is fine too, and perhaps does sound more dynamic.

2. Yes, agreed.

3. There’s nothing wrong with the past simple here. The present perfect in 2 (“has spoken”) has already established the relevance of the action to the present discussion. After doing so, it’s common to shift to the past simple to give further details about the same action (e.g. I’ve quit my job! I handed in my notice yesterday .) 

In fact, using the present perfect “have confirmed” may give the impression that the statement about the start date is still true or valid, whereas actually it’s no longer true because the client extended her vacation. The past simple might be preferable, to show that the date was confirmed at that time but the situation has now changed. 

4. The present perfect is fine, but so is the past simple (same reason as in point 3, above).

5. “Have been informed” is fine.

I hope that helps!

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Hello Jonathan,

Thank you for your answer. 

Sorry, I made a small, yet important, mistake in my message. My friend received the message from his superintendent on January 26, so February 6 was in the future in relation to this conversation. 

The superintendent contacted the client on January 26 because he thought that she would have come back already (initially, her vacation was from Jan 2 to Jan 24(25)). Unfortunately, that was not the case. At some point during her vacation, she decided to extend it, contacted the managers, and they confirmed the start in February. She didn't notify the superintendent , neither did the managers. On January 26 number 3 (they confirmed) was still relevant to the present, moreover, not only was it relevant to the present, but it was also relevant to the future, since the new start was scheduled for February 6.

Will the present perfect be the correct tense, considering this detail? 

I see, then yes - I agree that the present perfect is better for 3, 4 and 5!

I'm confused with these

• You look dizzy. Have you been drinking?(continuous)
• He can't even walk. He have drunk alcohol.(simple)

What's the difference? Thanks in advance sirs.

Hi HelloThere,

The second example is not a correct sentence. You could say " He is drunk ' (adjective) or ' He has drunk some alcohol ', which is grammatically correct but does not sound natural. Let me explain why.

Generally, the continuous form focuses on a repeated or ongoing activity over a period of time, while the simple form focuses on the action as a single thing (even if it takes a long time). Getting drunk is something that takes a while - it is a process which develops over time and can be interrupted, not a single act. Therefore, the continuous form makes more sense here.

The simple form would be appropriate if you were describing an act which has a clear consequence or result. For example:

He's late. He has missed his train. She's sick. She has eaten something poisonous. They're not here. They have gone to work.

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Does it means that we don’t use ‘since’ for perfect continue tenses?

Also, I wanted to know what tense should we use in this sentence “I (read) this for three times since this morning.”

Hi Ivyxoxo,

No, actually we can use "since" with the present perfect continuous, to talk about ongoing actions. Some examples are on the page above in the "Ongoing states and actions" section.

In this sentence, "since this morning" indicates an unfinished time period (i.e., since this morning until now), so the present perfect simple fits well: I've read this three times since this morning . Note that "for" is not used with the number of times.

I hope that helps.

This is a two-part question. First, why is it that most non-stative verbs sound unnatural when put in the form of past perfect + for/since, yet “I have played tennis for many years” is perfectly okay? It should sound a bit unnatural because other dynamic verbs like “learn”, “eat”, and “write” sound a bit unnatural when put in this format:

“I have learned English for many years.” “I have eaten tacos for many years.” “I have written poetry for many years.”

To further illustrate it, one answer on this website even says that “have learned” + since is incorrect: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/comment/150322#comment-150322

Although later answers seem to contradict this: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/comment/180426#comment-180426 https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/comment/142866#comment-142866

I’d seen a comment over on English Stack Exchange suggesting that it’s due to the resultative nature of some verbs. So perhaps one could argue that “eat” includes the finished state/clear goal of swallowing all of the food. And so on. However, what about “play tennis”? There IS a clear goal in playing tennis - to win. The action “play tennis” is over when someone wins.

It was pointed out to me by a friend that you can add context to make the above sentences sound more natural. For example, the third link in this comment:

“You said I couldn’t do it, but I’ve learned English for two months now!”

But still, why SHOULD we need context to make these sound natural when “play tennis” + for/since doesn’t need any context?

Also, I understand that “work”, “study”, and “live” can have stative meanings. For example, in “I have worked at X company for 4 years”, “work” means “have a job”, which is stative. But with “play” I can’t imagine how to interpret it as stative. You could argue that it means “have the hobby of playing X”, but then “I have written poetry for many years” should also sound natural, considering it’s a hobby.

Second, how should we teach the difference between PP and PPC + for/since? To prompt the past perfect, I asked my students something like “What is something you have done consistently for a long time? For example, a hobby or habit.” The students answered with examples like “learn”, “eat” and “write”. Of course, I gave them the points, but I corrected it with PPC. But I didn’t know how to explain why it was better and to what extent I should even bother explaining. What do you think?

Excuse me for the terribly long comment. If you do answer, I will be very grateful.

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