Present continuous and 'going to' Verb patterns The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’ The present perfect with 'for' and 'since' Listen to Finn and Sophie explain the present simple and present ...

There are some verbs that we don’t usually use in the continuous form. They are often verbs linked to the senses and thinking, for example: hear, see, smell, hate, know, understand, believe, want, ...

Whether teaching or learning the present perfect, it is often useful to present the two verb aspects in a contrastive way. Compare the following: 'Dick Francis has been writing novels since 1957. In ...