Present Perfect

I've...

ever...

present perfect

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yet...

been...

What's present perfect?

Present Perfect expresses actions or facts from the past they have a relationship with the present. In the present perfect it isn't important to express a precise moment in the past.

-Already and Yet

-How is it formed?

-Ever and Never

-For and Since

Affermative form

I've been here

Subject + have + past participle

Negative form

You haven't studied

Subject + Have Not + Past Partciple

Interrogative form

Have you taken it?

Have + Subject + Past Partciple

(Yes, I have/No I haven't)

Already and Yet

They mean "già".

We use "yet" in the negative and interrogative form and place it at the end of the sentence.

We use "already" in the affirmative form and place it between "have" and the past participle.

You haven't done your homework yet.

I've already done my homework.

Have you done your homework yet?

Ever and Never

They mean "mai".

We use "never" in the affirmative form and place it between "have" and the past participle.

We use "ever" in the interrogative form and place it between the subject and the past participle.

Have you ever seen a spider?

You've never seen a spider.

For and Since

Since is used for a departure date

For is used for a duration.

I've been there for 4 years.

Her grandad has been a militar since 1942.

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