Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

to focus on the result

to say how many times it happened

to say the action finished recently

to say the action finished recently

to say how many times it happened

to focus on the result

to focus on the result

to say the action finished recently

to say how many times it happened

I have never seen an elephant.

I have been working all day.

She has been to Jamaica before.

to focus on the duration or length of the action

to show it's a repeated action

for actions which started in the past and still continue now

for actions which started in the past and still continue now

to focus on the duration or length of the action

to show it's a repeated action

to show the reason for a result

for actions which started in the past and still continue now

to show it's a repeated action

to show it's a repeated action

for actions which started in the past and still continue now

to show the reason for a result

yes

no