hi !
1- The children ENJOYED the special effects yesterday.
2- DID you cat SIT on your laps ?
3- I HAVE SEEN seven films so far !
4- We HAVE BEEN STANDING in the queue for half an hour now. ..........
5- He loves travelling, but he HAS never BEEN to Australia.
6- She MADE a fortune with her third album in 1997.
7- She ACTED in her first film when she was only thirteen years old.
8- She HAS WORKED in many different countries, and is starting a job in....
past simple = the action is finished, over....
present perfect = the action has a link, a connection between the present and the past...and the action may not be finished as n° 3 (he/she might see more films//n° 5 he might go one day // n° 8 = she might work in other countries later on // and they all have a connection with the present.
present perfect continuous = when you focus on the action (as n° 4) The focus is on the action "wait" and they're still waiting--> the action isn't finished
Hope this helps :)
