About this episode

Phil discusses his week while Neil, Beth, and Georgie explore the present perfect tenses.

Why has Phil been doing lots of washing this week? Neil and Beth tell us what they've been up to recently, and our grammar guru Georgie teaches us about the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses. Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/260203 Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to get weekly tips, podcasts and videos to help you learn: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

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