PresentPerfect
Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect tense is a verb form used to refer to a past action or situation that has a present consequence. It’s typically used to indicate experience up to the present, recent actions, or a change that occurred over a period of time.
The present perfect is formed using the auxiliary verb “have” and the past participle of the main verb (e.g., “I have eaten”). However, the third person singular (e.g., “he,” “she,” and “it”) uses “has” instead of “have.”
How to use the present perfect
The present perfect is used to refer to a completed past action that’s relevant to the present or to an action that began in the past and may continue in the present.
It’s used to talk about experience up to now, a change that occurred over time, recent actions (often used with “just”), and unfinished action that is expected to be completed (in the negative, often with “yet”).
The present perfect is formed using the auxiliary verb “have” along with the past participle of the main verb. The only exception is the third person singular form (“he,” “she,” “it,” and singular nouns), which uses “has” instead of “have.”
In affirmative present perfect statements, the subject and auxiliary verb are often contracted (e.g., “I’ve dreamed”).
Examples: How to use the present perfect
I’ve visited Paris twice before.
The theater group has improved.
Sashi has just brushed his teeth.
Dana has not graduated from college yet.
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