Present perfect

Present perfect

How to use it?

1. Use

2. Formation : regular verbs

3. Formation : irregular verbs

4. Questions

5. Negative form

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1. To talk about experiences (without specifying when) The present perfect is used to describe experiences that have happened at some point in the past, but we don't need to mention when exactly. Example: "I have visited Paris." (We don’t know when, but it’s something the person has done at some point in their life.) 2. To describe actions that started in the past and are still true in the present When something started in the past and continues into the present, we often use the present perfect to show that connection. Example: "She has lived here for five years." (She started living here five years ago and still lives here now.) 3. To talk about actions with a present result The present perfect is used to focus on the result of an action, which is relevant to the present moment. Example: "I’ve lost my keys." (The result of the past action—losing the keys—affects the present situation because I don’t have my keys now.) 4. For actions that have occurred several times We use the present perfect to talk about something that has happened multiple times up to the present. Example: "They have gone to the gym every day this week."

1. Use

The present perfect tense is used to connect the past and the present. It has several specific uses:

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Subject + have/has + past participle Example: "She has eaten breakfast."

2. Formation

Regular verbs

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Irregular verbs do not follow a fixed pattern, so their past participles must be memorized. These verbs have unique forms for the past participle. Examples: "go" → gone "eat" → eaten "see" → seen "have" → had "take" → taken

3. Formation

Irregular verbs

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4. Questions

Have/Has + subject + past participle? Example: "Have you read the book?"

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Subject + have/has + not + past participle Example: "They have not seen that movie."

5. Negative sentences

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Irregular verbs wheel

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past participle

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5. With time expressions like "already," "yet," "just," "ever," "never," "lately," and "recently" These expressions are commonly used with the present perfect to indicate when something has happened or to show that something is true up to the present. Examples: "I’ve already eaten lunch." "Have you ever been to New York?" "He hasn’t finished his homework yet."

past participle

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For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb. Examples: "talk" → talked "play" → played "watch" → watched

past participle

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past participle

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