Name: Miguel Jeosue Quinde Zambrano
Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous
The inventor of Eisenhower Matrix is Dwight David Eisenhower – an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. His method helps us prioritize by urgency and importance.
Recent past actions with present results
These tasks are not important but they still need to be done. The question you have to address yourself: Who can do this for you?
- We use the present perfect continuous when doing an activity has a result now: I'm tired because I've been writing an essay. (result of writing = I'm tired.)
- We use the present perfect simple when completing an action has a result now: I've just finished my essay. (result of finishing writing = I can relac, I can hand in the work, etc.)
Unfinished actions and states (duration)
Tasks that are not urgent nor important should be eliminated so you will not waste time doing them.
- We use the present perfect continuous with action verbs: How long have you been waiting?
- We use the present perfect simple state verbs: We've owned this car for several years and it has never broken down
Structure
These tasks are still important but they're not urgent so you can schedule a time to do them.
Question: Have they been living abroad? Yes, they have / No, they haven't. - Has she been living abroad? Yes, she has / No, she hasn't
Negative: I haven't been sleeping well. - She hasn't been sleeping well.
Positive: I've been using a new app - He's been using a new app.
New habits and repeated actions
Urgent and Important tasks that need to be done now.
- We use the present perfect continuous to describe repeated activities which started recently: I've been doing a lot of exercise lately. (In the past, I didn't do much exercise.)
