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8. She has been evaluated by the social worker. (True/False)

9. She felt relief when she talked to the social worker. (True/False)

10. She is clean from self harm now. (True/False)

b Discuss the following questions, in pairs.

1. What do you think about the depression that Julia has?

2. Do you think Julia will finally free from her depression?

3. If you are assigned to assess Julia, What solution would you give her?

Language focus

Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous

We use the present perfect simple with action verbs to emphasize the completion of an event in

the recent past. We use the present perfect continuous to talk about ongoing events or activities which
started at a time in the past and are still continuing up until now. Study the example below taken from
the video above.

The social workers have assessed Julia’s condition.
She has been consulting her problem since she was in senior high school.

She has refused her medication twice this week
He has been taking this medication for about three years
I’ve been thinking about visiting a psychiatry
I’ve thought about visiting a psychiatry

Study the sentences below and identify which is Present Perfect Simple (PPS)
a
and Present Perfect Continuous (PPC).

1. I have forgotten my psychiatrist’s name. __________
2. The nurse has just done an assessment. __________
3. She has been having difficulty sleeping __________
4. We have decided that ECT is the best option. __________
5. The patient hasn’t eaten for two days. __________

6. She has been taking her medicine. __________

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