The present perfect simple is used to talk about results, states and single events.
I have read 3 books
I have been married for 7 years
I have been to Spain
Structure
+ subject + have/has + 3rd form
- subject + haven't/hasn't + 3rd form
? have/has + subject + 3rd form
We often use it to talk about things that have happened in the past without saying when. As soon as you can identify 'when' or you talk about a specific time you should switch to the past simple.
A 'I've been to Spain.'
B 'Really, when did you go?'
The present perfect continuous is often used to talk about the duration of an action - it is less common that the simple form
I have been waiting here for 3 hours
+ subject + have/has + been + verb-ing
- subject + haven't/hasn't + been + verb-ing
? have/has + subject + been + verb-ing
Has she been waiting long?
