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Present perfect tense, (simple present perfect). |
Tom is looking for his keys, but he can't find it, so perhaps he has lost his keys. |
Have / has + past participle = present perfect |
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When we use present perfect, there is a connection with now. The action that happened in past has a result in now. |
There has been an accident, the road is closed. Police has arrested tow men in connection with the bank robbery. |
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Some more examples |
Is sally there? No she has gone out. Really, he told me his name but, I've forgotten it. |
She's gone out. |
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Note the difference between has gone to and has been to. |
He has gone to Italy, but before this he has been to USA. This means that he is in Italy right now and before he go to Italy he was in USA. |
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We can use simple present perfect with: just, already, yet. |
Are you hungry? No, I've just had lunch. Don't forget to pay your electricity bill this month. I've already paid it. I've written the mail, but I haven't sent it yet. |
Just: short time ago. Already: sooner than expected. Yet: until now. |
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Question form in present perfect tense. |
Have you traveled a lot? No,I haven't traveled lot. but my wife has. |
Have and has in helping form |
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Sometimes we can use simple past instead of present perfect. |
Are you hungry? No, I just had lunch.... No, I've just had lunch.... |
It depends on our willing in sentences. |
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When we talk about a period of time that continuous from past until now, we use present perfect tense. It is natural. Because the action started in past and became perfect in present. |
Have you traveled a lot? Yes, I have been to lots of places. Have you ever been to China? No, unfortunately, I have never been to China..... No, unfortunately, I haven't been to China. |
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Susan really love that film, she's seen that 8 time. |
She's seen She, is, seen She, has, seen |
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When we use any adverb that mention on a period of time from past until now, we have to use present perfect. |
Have you heard anything about Martin recently ? Anything is going well, we haven't had any important problem so far. She is hungry, she hasn't eaten anything since breakfast. |
Recently ( in short period of time ago).In the last few days.For a long time.Since. |
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Sometimes when we use today, this week, this year, etc, and we mean that period of time is not finished, we use present perfect. |
I have drank 5 cups of coffee today. He has been to China 3 times this year. |
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Some more examples |
Bill is phoning to his girlfriend again. It is the third time he's phoned her. |
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Present perfect continuous (I have been doing) |
Paul is very tiered, he has been working very hard. His act of working is already stooped. |
Have + has + been + verb (ing) |
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Some more examples |
I don't have any energy, I have been playing football since noon. What were you doing when I phoned you? I was buzzy. I have been looking after my papers all the day. |
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We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an activity that has already stopped or just stopped. Some times the action that started for example tow days ago, is happening now or just stopped. There is a connection with now. |
They began to fix my car three hours ago and they are working on it right now and fixing is not finished. So, how long they have been fixing? They have been working on my car for three hours. |
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We can use present perfect continuous for an action that repeated over a period of time. |
He is a very good piano player. He had been learning and practicing piano since he was only 5 years old. Last time I saw him in their house he was playing a beautiful piece of Beethoven. |
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Compare present continuous and present perfect continuous. |
Don't disturb me, I am resting. I have been working so hard all day and I have to rest a lot. |
I started doing something in later past and I was doing that from later past until sooner past and I just finished it, and now I am doing something else. |
