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Present Perfect Guide for Learners

This document provides an overview of the present perfect tense in English. It includes: - Examples of how to form the present perfect using have/has + past participle - Explanations of when to use the present perfect versus past simple tense - How words like yet, just, and already are used with the present perfect - The difference between using "been to" versus "gone to" when talking about places visited

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Present Perfect Guide for Learners

This document provides an overview of the present perfect tense in English. It includes: - Examples of how to form the present perfect using have/has + past participle - Explanations of when to use the present perfect versus past simple tense - How words like yet, just, and already are used with the present perfect - The difference between using "been to" versus "gone to" when talking about places visited

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PRESENT PERFECT

Examples
1.-A Have you seen his new film?
B Yes, I`ve seen all his films
She hasnt read any harry potter books
2.-Have you ever read a Russian novel?
SARAH`S never worked in a big company
Have you finished the exercise?
Your parents have arrived. They`re in the living room

We use present perfect when we talk or ask about things that have
happened in the past, but when we dont say when.
We often use the present perfect with ever (=at any time in your
life) and never (=at no time in your life)
We also use the present perfect to talk about something that has
recently happened.

ALVARO AGREGAS LA PARTE DE GRAMATICA

To make the present perfect use have/has+ the past participle of


the verb.
`s=has in present perfect
Past participles of regular verbs are the same as the past simple
Past participles of irregular verbs aresometimes the same as the
past simple, e.g.read, but sometimes different, e.g. seen.
We often use the present perfect to talk about the recent past,
not saying exactly when this happened
We often use the present perfect to give news
For regular verbs the past participle is the same as the past simple
(+-ed). For regular verb the past participle is sometimes the same
as the past simple( e.g buy,bought,bought) and sometimes
different(e.g. do, did, done)

Yet, just, already


1. We often use yet, just and already with the present perfect
2. Use yet in ? and- sentences to ask if sometimes has happened or to
say if it hasnt happened. Put yet at the end of the sentences.
3. Use just in + sentences to say that something happened very
recently. Put just before the main verb.
4. Use already in + sentences to say that something happened before
now or earlier than expected, put already before the main verb.

Present perfect or past simple?

We often use the present perfect to ask about or tell somebody about
a past action for the firs time. We dont ask/say when the actions
happened: HAVE YOU BEEN TO LUIGI`S? I`VE BEEN TO NEW YORK
TWICE.
We then use the past simple to ask/talk about specific past details
We use the past simple NOT the present perfect with when at past
time expressions e.g yesterday last week.

BEEN OR GONE

Been to and gone to have diferent meanings been is the past


participle of be and gone is the past participle of go
In the present perfect we use beeb to (NOT gone to or been in) to say
that somebody has visited a place.
We use gone to when somebody goes to place and is still there.

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